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Siberia Here I Come Adventure Travel Part 1
ou must really hate this Yes, I was going to be a
job." That's what my boss professor at Chita State
said when I told him I was Technical University through a
moving from San Diego to Siberia program put together by Siberian
for a year. In reality, I was Intercultural Bridges. Donate -
bored and looking for something they need the money:
that would be completely and http://www.siberian-bridges.org.
utterly new. Whether it was
sunstroke or a developing So, what does one take for a
tolerance to margaritas, San one-year stay in Siberia? Why,
Diego just wasn't cutting it I'll just go buy a guidebook on
anymore. Heck, I hadn't even gone Siberia and read the "what to
to the beach in nine months and take" section. My search of the
it was only a few blocks away. local mega bookstore was
Time to rediscover a zest for disappointing. Shockingly, there
life. were no guidebooks for Siberia. I
was tempted to write a nasty
As you are doing now, I trolled letter to Lonely Planet and
the Internet looking for that others until the bookstore clerk
rare opportunity that would renew said, "You're going WHERE?" When
my vigor and let me brag to my she started giving me the "you
domesticated friends. Pick coffee must be a criminal on the run"
in the South Pacific? No, I look, it was time to go.
already drink too much of it.
Sail around the world on a Fortunately, I was able to find
container ship? No, I wasn't experienced travelers that could
ready for involuntary provide me with the details and
self-reflection. Before I knew items that were absolutely
it, I had agreed to move to a necessary. My girlfriend gave me
city in Siberia known as Chita. the all-important electric
blanket, a power converter and humorous going away gift. The
intimate details about what would tide quickly turned, however, as
happen to me if I should dare all were asked/forced to try a
share it with another women. "taste of Russia." Many of the
Grandpa gave me a World War II events of that night will remain
down coat that was about three forever sealed in antiquity, but
sizes to big and made me look it should suffice to say that the
like a walking gopher. Family, wife of one friend went into
friends and random strangers labor which made it a very fun
contributed further items and night and subsequent day for him
advice that would be critical to at the hospital. Few got off so
my survival. easily.
Apparently rating my chances of Gigantic backpack, electric
survival at 50-50, friends and blanket, hangover and I headed to
family put together a going the airport the next morning. But
away/never see him again party that's a story for part 2 of this
the day before I left. Of course, nomad adventure travel series...
everyone brought Vodka as a
About the Author:
Rick Chapo is with http://www.nomadjournals.com - Preserve the experience with writing journals for traveling, hiking, rock climbing, fly fishing, bird watching and more. Check out http://www.nomadjournaltrips.com to read more travelogues and articles.
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