It had been 7 years since I traveled abroad. That was when I met up with my long time friend and traveling companion Max, in the unknown territory that was Eastern Europe. A decade earlier, communism had crumbled with the fall of the Berlin wall, and many former Eastern bloc countries declared their independence soon after. Czechoslovakia would become the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Many, including Hungary, would transition to a market economy. I had always wanted to visit Prague and Budapest, so when Max invited me to join him for part of his 3 month vision quest, I jumped at
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I have lived in California almost my entire life. Even when I went away for college, I didn't leave the warm embrace of the Golden state. And after college, I came back home to the Bay Area. If I had to do it all over again, I think I would have gone back east or somewhere out of state just to get a different perspective. And I would have definitely spent a year studying abroad. I currently live in Santa Clara. Just recently (Aug. 2007), my sister and I took a cross country trip from California to Florida. That was a great adventure. I've also traveled to several places in Europe, Mexico and Canada. The last European trip I took was in 2000 when I visited Budapest and Prague. This year I plan to visit Lisbon in September with several friends. I'm hoping to travel more in the upcoming years.
