About

Mahabalipuram

Rockclimbing at ruins

Outro

Enjoying a damn good latte

SOHO

Coloring on the walls, cause I can.

I seem to always be dreaming about places I have never seen and never been.

Corny. Probably the line that starts all blogs like this one. But its true! I always do it; dream of things I wish would conspire.

I suffer from the regular adventure bug and never seem to act on it. There is always an excuse. A day is too short. The distance too far. The place is... too unfamiliar. There is also always someone who feeds into my doubts and fears. And most of the time it is me (or my financially conscious parents).

I think I am the biggest obstacle for myself. I create a list. I look it over. I'll get excited and throw another Ben Franklin into my travel jar and move on. Then what happens to that list? I put it away.

Why is it so easy to put it away?

Bad experience traveling (trust me I have many of those because of my parents)
General lack of faith in humanity
Lack of will.

Will. I had the determination to create a list. But not the will to see it through. I have wasted 22 years of not following through.

Well, that changes today. All those places carefully written year after year in a notebook will be dug up. Now when I say I wanna go, I'm gonna go. To keep myself accountable to this new change of direction, I am going to use this blog to keep me on track in regards to my list.

Realistically, it won't happen in a day, or a night, or even a year. I work at a non-profit who's pay is laughable. I have bills to pay. A timeline to move out of my parent's home. I have a day by day list of things that I need to accomplish. My list will be a work in progress that will require sacrifice and planning.

So that's what this is. Shanna Wanna Go is now a tool to not only document where I have been and what I have seen, but a way for me really see the things that linger in my mind. It will also serve as a place to mention the struggles that come with this dream of mine.

Welcome to Shanna Wanna Go. I guess if I keep up with this well, you will see all my fairly insignificant dreams and musings come to life.

Where can I find the best soy latte?
What is the perfect day?
Where can I spend a perfect day?
What meal will I dream of time after time?
Where do I feel at peace?
Where do I feel like me?

The list goes on. And hopefully so will this blog. As awkward as I am, maybe this is the opportunity to grow into my own skin.