1 Week, but who's counting?

Hey Guys,



Well the title has lead you astray. Its not exactly one week til we leave, its just 6 days! Believe it or not but we're out of here in less than 144 hours. On that note, we (I) have decided to make a blog, so that instead of emailing our legions of followers one by one, they can all see what we're upto just by following here...



Now, i'm not going to profess any major knowledge on the skills of writing blogs, so be nice.



With 6 days to go it makes you think quite a bit. I'm not sure Matty and Tim are the same, but it makes you think about life a bit more. Not like a philosophical way, but the person you are right now. The person who gets up, showers, eats & drinks everyday. The life we know, or at least have known, is about to be left behind. Its a bit of a scary thought really, we live in a pretty sheltered environment here in good old Adelaide and now we're about to set off by ourselves on a wonderful mystical tour of discovery. I suppose everyone would face a moment like this in their lives, unless they are completely gay (Deon). Because none of us have done to this, its just been making me think about cultures, languages, different customs and about a world - even worlds - I know nothing about.



Anyway, for those who would like to know a bit more info about the trip - here goes.



Myself and young Matthew's tickets are for 6 months. 17th of August, til the 6th Of February, whilst Timmy has planned a different time frame, i'm sure his tickets are for something similar. Flying out of Adelaide to Cairo to embark on 25 days of Egyptian culture. Many things contributed to our choice of Egypt. My facination with aliens and how they built the pyriamids before the Egyptians did, Tims utter captivation with the arabic culture and architechture And Matt's religious oddysey all led to a common ground in which to set about. From here we fly to Morocco to set about in a completely foreign culture. They say to get to grips with Morocco, you need to have a basic understanding of French and or Moroccan Arabic. Now for most, that would be difficult, but Tim has taken it upon himself and has acctually been taking French lessons for the the past four months. Parlez Vous Francias? he asks....:S Why Morocco? Culturaly it is just so different to Australia. We want to be a part of something so diverse and as far from Australia to enjoy, to learn, to appreciate and embark on a world we have only read about in books and on the net.



Europe will follow, and so will more details when we decide on them...

You know, its hard leaving your family and friends though. As much as i'll miss my family and friends, and particular people more than mentionable, my pre-homesickness has been made a hell of a lot easier. I'm spending the next 6 months travelling with two of my greatest mates. Matty and Tim have grown up together and I penetrated their partnership when we became mates at school. Ever since our first chuckle, we've been hanging out week in week out and the fact that we know each other really well with help the idea of home, or homely traits not being that far away at all . God knows how solo travellers do it! Don't get me wrong, we all have peeve us off about each other, like when Tim picks his nose, and When Matty steals my favourite pair of jeans. But in all seriousness as humans we tend to focus on negatives, but as we've been mates for so long and throughout some....lets say...interesting situations ( Many situations have been the cause of beers) we'll stick together. For sure we'll more than likely get sick of each other at some stage, but you know we'll sort shit out and soldier on. We're a feckin Tripod!



So this is all for blog #1, hopefully the first of many. If you have any questions feel free to email us...chadschulte91@gmail.com



By for now.



Wherever, Whenever



Regards Chad Xx.