I just spent my first real week as a backpacker and could taste a little bit of what my life will be like in the next 9 months. The hostel was ok situated in a college area of Boston and as it was the last weekend before school starts again in the states, all the students were moving into their new apartments. I have never seen so many moving trucks in my entire life! Seriously, it felt like everybody in this city was throwing out all of their furniture. Tanja ...

After hours sitting in what felt like a bird cage, I finally arrived in Boston this afternoon! I got up far too early this morning and had to spend the first three hours on the plane to Iceland freezing, hungry and without any entertainment because I broke my earphones in the first 5 minutes of the flight (this is so typical me, I know)! Anyway, I don't want to comlaign, Boston welcomes me with free wifi everywhere (even on the bus where I am sitting right now,...