The Night Before

Hi everyone!

So many people kept asking me to e-mail them about my trip to Europe, that I decided that this would be a much more efficient format. After all, I want to do some things over there that don't involve a computer!

In addition to personal updates, I'll probably be posting poems, essays, or other writings that materialize during my trip.

My plane leaves Portland in just over seven and a half hours. I'm teeming with anticipation. I have by bag completely packed, my finances taken care of for the next six weeks, and I'm very anxious to go. Jane's taking me to the airport in the morning, which is quite a service, since the flight is so early (I have to be at the airport around 4:30). I don't think I'll go to sleep tonight; it might help me adjust to the time in Ireland.

The overall itinerary for my trip looks like this: I'm flying into Dublin, staying there for a week, and then I'm off to London. After seven days of England, it's to Paris, followed by Venice and Florence. I have an 8 day Eurail pass, which is intentionally too many days of travel, in case I spontaneously decide to go somewhere else. 

The overall objective of the trip lies in Venice: standing over Joseph Brosky's grave.

That's the overview!