1. When do you leave?
   January 2006

2. How long do you plan to be away?
   6-12 Months

3. How much have you saved?
   12000

4. How old are you?
   34

5. Nationality
   USA

6. Where do you live now?
   phx, USA

7. Occupation

8. Is this job one that you actually like, or are you only doing it to pay for the trip?
   It’s my career

9. Have you traveled around the world before?
   No

10. What is the route you plan to take/places you plan to visit?
    South America- Southeast Asia-China-Africa-Europe

11. Why did you decide to take this trip? What got you into this type of travel, and/or influenced you to go?
    Want to see the world

12. What is your biggest fear about this trip?
    Language barrier

13. Are your family, friends, co-workers, etc., supportive of you? What is their opinion of your going around the world?
    yes

14. How much planning and preparing have you done?
    Winged it a lot

15. What are you packing? What do you consider your most indispensable item(s)?
    language books, clothes, Insect repellent

16. How do you think your round-the-world trip will change your life? How do you think it will affect and change you as a person?
    Seeing what maybe 1/100000th of the population has seen.

17. If you had to sum up your thoughts/feelings about your round-the-world trip in one sentence, what would it be?
    Cannot wait