I'm sitting here in Bucharest, Romania and this is the second time I've asked this very question.  The first time was as I was on the plane to New York where I met up with the rest of my team.  It briefly sunk in that I really was going away for 11 whole months on this crazy World Race adventure.  I didn't know whether to jump up and down and laugh with excitement or have a total melt down and start crying. 

And now here I am in this foreign country looking out the window  of the hostel we are staying at trying to wrap my mind around this lasting 11 months.  After a couple of plane rides, a bus ride, two trips on the subway and a decent walk I'm already dreaming about what I can ditch from my pack. 

I'm sweaty, smelly, dirty, and tired beyond belief…and it's exactly where I want to be.  Let this journey begin!