The Dark Side...

Ok, i admit it... hand me the Djionaise, I'm about to eat my hat. I, Simone Alexander, staunch anti-blog campaigner, have joined the dark side. I apologise...

So, welcome to my blog, which as the best of IT geeks have informed me is a much more practical and hassle free way to send people information about my big trip. I'm not overly sure that anyone really cares about it, but Andy assures me that much in the style of an outdated Kevin Cosner film "If i write it, they will come". Or something...

Ok, so here's the deal... I'm going OS, and not as my title wittily suggests, for eighty days, but rather for eight months. "Hmm", I hear you say, "that sounds like rather a long time, are you prepared for this?", the answer is undeniably, unequivicobly, no. Absolutely shagging not. I'm heading to South America first up. And do you think I can speak Spanish... ummm... nope. I can say "The room is infested with rats" and "I'm pregnant"... but hopeful one isn't related to the other.... ewww weird rat babies. That's gross, and yet, kinda cool. Nope, the verdict is in... that's gross.

So, South America. Here's what i know so far:
1) it can be both very hot and very cold
2) it's big. Like crazy big.
3) most places speak Spanish. Except for Brazil, which speak Portuguese.
4) under no circumstances will i be indulging in a brazillan wax. I just wanted to get that idea over and out of everyone's brain before it became an issue.

Other than that... i'm not sure what's going to happen. I'll put up another posting with an itinerary and stuff so that you'll know where i'll be, then you'll know as much as i do.

Anyway, let me know if you like the blog. Will you read it? I'm normally a mad journal writer, but I think this blog thing is worth a go.

Catch you on the flip side,
simone

*Disclaimer* The author is in no way to be held responsible for any mistakes (spelling, grammatical, conceptial iadeas or otherwise) contained in this blog. And please don't tease her.. she cries easily.