A LITTLE EMBARRASSED

So Im sitting in SBUX this morning plugging away at another day of writing, reading, working on my blog, contacting sponsors, and planning my route for the trip. Someone asked me yesterday at Grad School where I was riding next and I told her I was a little embarrassed to say, but that I would let her know at a later date. I mean how do you tell someone your planning to ride your bike around the world. Its actually a little embarrassing when I say it out loud. I could break down the numbers to them. 18 months. 30,000 miles. 45 Countries. 65 miles a day. 1 Day off a week. Etc. And oh yeah I'm planning to ride the 1978 Schwinn 10 Speed that my Dad gave me last summer. I mean the whole things sounds a little ridiculous. I have thrown my bright idea by a few close friends so far and they have been very affirming. They have said things like "well if anyone can do it its you." And then they laugh. I don't know if this should encourage me or if I should finish my Masters in Counseling and go right into a Psy.D Program cuz I obviously need it for my own mental health. I havent told my parents yet ccuz they will both be retired in June and they are looking forward to me living in CA now. Little do they know that I am going to ask them to follow me around the planet on my little excursion. They admittedly live a dull life, but they tell me that I have enough excitement in mine to spread it around the whole family. So being that the role of Delamater Family Funmaster has been relegated to me I will rise to the challenge and proceed to drag them around the globe as I eat foreign food as string my hammock up on 5 continents.