I was hoping to have some finely crafted posts to put on this blog to kick off the trip but I guess that will have to come later. Friday night I got back from a wonderful 3 week clown festival in China and here I am on Tuesday on my way to meet Vanessa in Costa Rica. All there is time and energy for now is to say that the trip has started!
Packing was hard as always, perhaps even more so because I've never traveled with a big old backpack before. I also lost a lot of time trying to figure out how I could vote in the upcoming elections even though the Philadelphia Absentee Ballots didn't go out when they were supposed to. Hopefully a combination of luck and wonderful roommates, who believe in democracy and will forward the absentee ballots when they finally do arrive will allow Vanessa and myself to exercise our civic duty.
We have two shows lined up for Thursday and two for Friday, and then we'll see a little of Costa Rica before heading to Nicaragua.
Every time I talk about the trip I keep saying "Wish us luck." I've been performing and traveling for 21 years but I've never traveled quite like this. I've always had the luxury of a circus trailer, or a cruise ship, or at least a van as a base and this whole living out of a backpack and a suitcase full of props is a whole different animal. Without underestimating it I'm guessing that performing will be the easy part and little things like laundry are going to be the real challenge.
It's almost time to land. I've really appreciated everyone's messages of encouragement as we try out this crazy trip. I'll try to write more soon. Wish us luck. - Andrew
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