I've had a lot of time to think lately. Think about life, love and happiness. The pursuit of life, love, God and happiness to be specific. Well I guess that is not so specific but it explains my general pursuit and current travels. It's one thing to wake up one day alone or bored, another to worry that you will wake up one day with regret of wasting your life. Last year, while looking out my window, I remember worrying that I might be wasting my life and simply knowing there was more in the world Read more [...]

"Let it be known to yer mateys tha' ye olde Facebook be in other landlubber tongues."  --Facebook I recently saw that my brother changed his Facebook language to English (Pirate). So out of curiosity I did the same. It's funny enough I'm thinking I'll leave it. Only trouble I foresee is all the regular Facebook updates make it hard enough to tell where they've moved something without changing my language settings. Still it's funny enough for you to at least check it out. Read more [...]

I've fully embraced country living. I can sort of lift a bail of hay, lead a horse, and I made buddies with a stallion named Ole. He's sweet. I bring him an apple every day, so we are good buddies. Even got in his pen and brushed him out, he's a unique looking guy. I think they call him a Fjord, so he's bigger and more unique looking. I took some pictures of my adventures today, I'll add them to http://desaraev.posterous.com and Facebook.com/Desaraev as soon as I can get Aperture to Read more [...]

I have critics, we all do. The people who either mean well and tell you how it should be, or the people who are jealous and try to tear you down, or the people who are just nosy and want to have a say in everyone's business. I've had critics all my life. Going on this trip I've had a lot of friends who wished me well but wanted me to stay. I've had friends and acquaintances who thought my trip was stupid and selfish. I've also had a couple of recurring blog critics who just read either out Read more [...]

We are in Idaho today. A beautiful state, with very little city as far as I can tell. I'm more of a city girl but can deeply appreciate the beauty of nature. I've had a lot of time to think during this drive. When entering Idaho I saw mountains, the same mountains that we'd been driving through in Montana for over an hour. These mountains are one of the primary reasons I requested my father fly out to Minneapolis to help me drive to Washington state. I remember them feeling a lot scarier Read more [...]