Success...

I've arrived, and in one piece, no less!

I am utterly exhausted, but wanted to note a few particularly good encounters on my voyage overseas:

I met a girl named Daisy on one of the trains - she was about my age, with a one-year old boy named Cadence and a father who happens to work in Findhorn (I think she said he works with dolphins, but I may have misunderstood her... dolphins in Scotland... hmmm). Her Father has a German girlfriend named Eureka with whom he just recently had a child. I laughed and said "so your son will have an uncle who's younger than he?" She shrugged this oddity off merrily, saying "nothin's really conventional anymore, is it though?" This from a woman who's lived in the same small town in Scotland her entire life. She was thoroughly charming, with a pace of speaking that rivals the most talented gossips I've known - I felt like I had to rework my brain to keep up with her lilting and laughing and singsong 'this-and-that's.

Before Daisy I had the privilege to meet an older wanderer named Jim on the plane - he said nothing about family, but was flying solo, looking for a new home all over the states. We had a marvelous time chatting about different regions of the country and watching old horror flicks on his laptop with his dual headset connector. The horror films were nothing to scream about (pun intended), but I came away with a new friend's email address and a sense of hope for humanity - even for those unconventional types.

I also met a financial advisor who wanted to make me his next project - "you could pay off your debt in no time!" he promised... but I managed to steer him away from finance and ended up meeting his whole family, 8 members total, who were taking their yearly vacation to London (no comment necessary)...

I'd say just the trip over was worth all the work. Can't wait to find out what's in store for me next...