Jealousy The ugly green monster rears its head. Though really I have no claim, I can't help but feel like shouting "It should be me!". Me you're seeing, me you're wanting and me you're kissing. But I'm over here and you're back there. So maybe one day, but until then, I guess I'll have to tame this beast.

Jet Lag I yawn all day, but force myself to wait for night. Then wake too soon and cannot sleep. I curse my body, my brain: Decide! Are you awake or tired? I have sights to see, I need my beauty sleep!

Distracted A buzz of thoughts are going round and round in my head. Lists forming and re-forming endlessly. The constant worry that I will forget something vital.

Anticipation In three weeks I depart for lands afar for 4 months. I'm going alone, and while I relish the idea of doing it solo, I'm also petrified. I can only hope that the act of travelling alone will only heighten my experience.

On A Bookmark "We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars" Oscar Wilde