Why is there a blog, you might be wondering. What is Caitlyn doing making a blog at the very end of her trip? What a silly decision to make. Well thats where you are wrong; it was more of an ongoing indecision. For the last two months I have been pondering the "blog" saying tiny "errrs" and "ummmms" in my head until I finally panicked and just got one. Its hard to really explain why we do the things we do, and that is what I will try to explore through this virtual thought vomit that I will spew onto you whenever I am feeling a little to word drunk. This is part 1.
Part 2 is that this will be a place to catalogue my home, goals, plans. If you have met me or know me at all, you will know that this, often occurring at Borders, takes up a solid amount of my time. The combination of a nice warm non-fat decaf raspberry mocha, a tall round table, and all the books that will fit in the giant American miracle that is Borders just makes me feel like a little kid on Hanukkah. But now that I have left Santa Cruz, and to be honest, the best Borders there is with a second story loft cafe that gives you a general God-like feeling, I need to create another haven for my planning. My virtual borders!
Part 3...book club anyone? eh eh? Since graduating a large 11 weeks ago, I have realized how much I truly enjoy reading for pleasure. Remember that? When no one was quizzing you on what happened on page 241 or telling you that you must finish enjoying this wonderful book by October 5 or you will fail. Way to take the fun out of reading. Because of my new found love of reading (and my lack of friends in Europe) I read 4 books this summer. The two that were most notable: Middlesex and The Womens Room.
I want to talk about The Womens Room. If you are a woman and you have not read this, do it. If you are a man, read it. Educate yourself. The book paints a picture of the American woman from the 1950's through the 70's. Its most things that you knew existed taken to a depth that makes you wonder about the inner working of your own grandmothers mind and past. Its devistating and brutally honest and makes you consider becoming moving to a planet with no men. In my honest opinion, a lot has changed since the 70's, and we do not live in the world that is described in this book. But it would have been impossible for all the sexism and prejudice to completely disappear, and of course it hasn't. This spotlights all of that, and is enough to make Elaine Dowd go feminist for at least a year.
On an anti-feminist note...look at my pretty new shoes!!!
oooh baby. What a lovely present to get, worth about 4 weeks of work! Ha, I sure outsmarted that family. Anyway, what else can I say except: Dolce. Gabbana. These shoes shall remain in my backpack for the rest of my trip to make sure that nobody swipes them. I might even sleep with them on...better safe then shoeless.
Until later...you know you love teriyaki chicken.
xoxo
Cait
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