And here we are, at the beginning.

I read an article at the beginning of this year that focused on the American education system and the inherent flaws within. You'll find it here, and it is a very interesting read if you have a bit of time on your hands (GO ON!). The one thing I took from it, was simply this:

"I want young people to write 500 words a day. I think there’s nothing harder than writing 500 words a day. I try to do it every day. You know how hard that is. I think kids ought to work twice as hard as they do."

This struck a chord with me. I was at a point in my life where I was shaking the very foundations of myself, just to see what would fall from the branches. A time when I was wanting to strip away everything that I didn't like and start again. This is how I will do it, I thought. A challenge. And so I did. I saved this blog name and aspired to publish the stream of consciousness that came of it. That part did not eventuate, due to technological difficulties and a desire to keep certain streams private. But my journals are fuller, and my head clearer. I made some big decisions and here I am, 8 months on, on the verge of taking off into the wind. 

Therefore although this blog was named for a different purpose, it is that purpose that toppled the first domino that lead me to change a whole lot of things. So it is fitting that I will use it to record the ramblings of my journeys, and though they may not be five hundred words in length, well, I don't think that is the point anymore. Do you?