{"id":98,"date":"2009-03-06T10:00:42","date_gmt":"2009-03-06T17:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lastgreatroadtrip.net\/?p=98"},"modified":"2009-03-15T14:04:35","modified_gmt":"2009-03-15T21:04:35","slug":"end-of-the-end-aka-beginning-of-the-beginning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.lastgreatroadtrip.net\/?p=98","title":{"rendered":"End of the End, aka Beginning of the Beginning"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sean and I have known for at least a couple of years that when Sean’s phD-getting duties had finally ended, we would pack up our lives in Jersey City and head out on the open road. We talked about where we might want to go, what kind of people we might meet and even what challenges we might face when living out of a van. One thing we did not discuss — possibly for psychologically self-protective reasons — is how our lives would change before we even left on the trip. Let’s just say that packing up 7.5 years of one’s life into a van-shaped space is a slightly more daunting task than even I imagined at the outset (which, with my overly prolific imagination, is saying a lot).<\/p>\n

Given that we may have repressed a good portion of the month prior to our trip, I won’t attempt to narrate any further, but enjoy our pictures….and if you get the chance, the next time you see us be sure to ask about our friend Arkady, the used car dealer from Brooklyn. It will be well worth your time, I assure you.<\/p>\n