"Cuz If at first you don't succeed....
You can dust it off and try again"
-The late, great Aaliyah
Well, as you can tell, my idea of a great travel blog fell a bit to the wayside. I did do a bunch more traveling, got stranded in the South far longer than I would have liked to, but I did make my grand circuitous route around the United States. I think I let life and the heat get to me and abandoned my literary efforts.
But no bother! In the words of the late and lovely RnB diva Aaliayah, you can dust it off and try again! And that's exactly what I intend to do with this here blog. With COVID grinding travel and life to a depressing halt, I thought what could be a better way to wile away the doldrums by reflecting back on my glory days of wondering and whimsy?
The scope of the blog will be slightly different this time around. It will no longer be live from the thick of it, of course, but I will continue to write about my experiences, share the multitudes of photos I took, and reflect on what it means to travel and live more by the seat of one's pants. I will also be using this blog as a platform for my interests in history and culture. I'm thinking of using this as a way to flex my rusty research muscles and prepare me for *gasp* graduate school where I will try and become the sexy librarian I've always dreamed of. I'm thinking of writing blogs about local history, meanings of modern traditions, genealogy, and sharing of all the nerdy historical things that I find interesting or just plain fun.
One of the reasons this blog fell off, I have to admit, is a somewhat deep seated fear of writing! Funny that someone who loves to read and write may be in fear of it, yet its true. Some of it is PTSD from last minute papers in undergrad no doubt. After graduating I swear I didn't pick up any heavier reading other than a comic book for the next 6 months of graduating. I'm going to read books and maybe a blog or two, on how to get over writers block and the fear of putting pen to paper. If any of you have any ideas or recommendations I'd love to it!
And, on that note, dear readers (of which there woefully few, but soon enough!) if there is anything in particular about traveling you want to hear from me please do give a shout! Or a historical figure, time period, tradition, holiday, let me know that too. Until that fateful time, fair thee well, dear readers.
Stay fabulous y'all!
- The Lonewolf Traveler
