My first month on the road has been a doozy. I traveled from the Czech mountains, said farewell to Prague, had my birthday in London, flew to Seattle, drove home to Montana, attempted to adjust back to life in the States and plan my wedding. Life doesn’t seem to be slowing down…but I think that’s just the way I like it!
ONE MONTH ON THE ROAD: BY THE NUMBERS
ONE WEEK with 30 kids under the age of 13 in the Czech mountains.
ONE birthday cake, Czech style. Along with “happy birthday” sung by all the kids and my fellow teachers.
FIVE DAYS in London.
TURNING TWENTY-EIGHT in London!
EIGHT HOURS in a spaceship, a.k.a. the Yotel in Gatwick Airport. A really cool hotel idea–and really comfortable–but also so tiny! Perfect for the airport, though, when you just need a place to crash before and early/late flight.
FOUR afternoon teas in London.
THREE HOURS at the Harry Potter Studio Tour! Maybe my best birthday present, ever.
TWO HOURS eating lunch with the lovely Jessi! My favorite part of blogging is the community, and especially getting to meet these people in real life. So far, Jessi and I have met up in Prague, Cologne, and London! How cool is that?
THIRTEEN HOUR flight from London to Seattle, via Frankfurt. It was my first international flight that wasn’t partially at night, and wow. Don’t want to do that again! Also, the airline we flew on did not give us free movies or TV shows…tell me this isn’t a sign of the future?!
ONE wedding dress purchased after weeks of research and trying on at least ten. I’ll be honest and say I never had that “moment” where I knew it was “the one”–but it was fun, it was on sale, and I was running out of the time. So, goal!
FORTY-FIVE minutes of cake tasting, hands-down the best part of this whole wedding planning experience.
TEN DAYS at home in Montana.
TOO MANY days steeped in wedding plans. As I keep saying, it’s rather hilarious that this completely uncrafty girl is throwing a largely DIY wedding. Things are getting finished, though!
ONE DAY sailing on Lake Washington, near Seattle.
TWO WEEKS of reverse culture shock. I guess it’s fading…until I walk into Target, a mall, or something of the like. It’s akin to the same feeling I had whenever I walked into the Czech grocery store: being overwhelmed and slightly panicky, yet also feeling the strange urge to buy everything and try new things/old things I forgot existed (like PopTarts!! Remember PopTarts?!?).
SIX WEEKS booked in Central America! Hard to believe the next “By the Numbers” post will be written from Costa Rica.
THREE WEEKS until I get to marry the guy who wrote this:
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QUESTION:
How is your September shaping up so far?
So awesome to have met up with a fellow travel blogger in three separate countries! I wanted to go to the HP studio whilst in England last but the tickets were all sold out 🙁 maybe in January though.
They were sold out for us too…but I kept checking just in case, and sure enough we squeezed in! I guess it’s best to buy them way ahead of time though…I didn’t realize they sold out so quickly!
I cant wait to see what you think of Costa Rica!!! It’s my favorite country!
It’s lovely so far 🙂 where have you visited here?
San Vito (down by the Panama border, San Jose, and Manuel Antonio.
We loved Manuel Antonio! So many sloths and monkeys 🙂
Wow – so much going on in your world! A birthday, Harry Potter, cream tea, Czech woods, Montana, etc. all sound like a nice, soft landing back to the U.S. Best wishes as you prepare for your wedding!
Thanks so much, Em! 🙂
What a great month for you both! Amazing birthday present at the Harry Potter studio too, hope you are both well x
Thanks, Sara! So sorry we missed you…next time, I hope 🙂 and yes it was a great birthday present, so much fun and nerdiness lol 😉
What a month! And it sounds like your next one is going to be just as amazing!
I hope so! 🙂
Wow a very impressive month! I mean gosh you’ve done SO much! And I totally get the excitement about Harry Potter haha 🙂
I’m glad someone else understands…I was starting to feel old amongst all those teens!
What a month! Busy busy and mmm I have a hankering for some afternoon tea now! Can’t wait to hear about the wedding and the next big trip!
So busy! I’m not sure how much more I’ll be writing about the wedding…unless we get the pictures back and I love them so much I have to share them ALL 😉
That has to be one of the most insane, wonderful month’s I’ve EVER heard of!
Hahaha thanks, Emma! I think I’m still recovering from it 😉
Awh, so lovely to be included! It was so awesome to catch up with you both amidst your super-crazy month! 😀
Great catching up with you, too! 🙂