The past 7 months of my life have been absolutely crazy and being home I wanted to put up a short final blog to reflect on my time away. Travelling to me is a lot like moving out or going to university - it forces you to gain a little independence. Or well, a lot of independence... Washing my own clothes?! Pfft, how I hated getting used to that! But other than that it takes you to places you'd never imagine and opens your mind to the possibilities out there. For...

Well as I sit here a week away from leaving, I thought I'd give in to the peer pressure of starting a 'blog' to keep everyone up-to-date on my travels. Hopefully this will suffice! So... what do I need to do in the week before I leave? Thankfully, not a lot. I've sorted my various direct debits, newly obtained plastic money , phone and car contracts which only really leaves me the task of packing. More to come in a weeks time - I hope!