2009 in motion

I'm pretty sure that 2009 wins the award for most time I've ever spent on the move - including a record 5 new stamps in my passport! I don't think I managed to sleep in the same bed for 4 weeks straight. In recent months I haven't stayed put for much more than a week. 2010 promises to be a little more stationary due to my TA commitment for spring semester....but I'll keep in motion right up until the moment it starts. I spent the last 2 weeks in Haiti, NYC, Ithaca (x2) and Chicago with plans to be between Baltimore, NYC, Ithaca and Haiti in the week to come.

Do I enjoy the constant transitions? Mostly yes - but I'm beginning to really count the costs. How do you finish a Phd when you spend a good portion of your time on the road/in planes? (Answer: not really sure yet but you you do spend at least 5+ years trying) What guy wants to date a woman who only comes through town once a quarter...actually the more relevant question is how do you even meet a man to date if you only pass through town for 48 hours once a quarter? (Answer: you don't) How do you follow through on resolutions to start balancing your check book and exercising regularly when you are not in the same city as your bank or your gym membership? (Answer: you don't...but try to reassure yourself that you have some kind of excuse even though you have internet banking and perfectly good shoes for walking outside almost anywhere)

Anyway, here's a brief pictorial tribute to the places I slept in 2009...with some hope for a slightly shorter list in 2010...