Vivi - short preliminary entry

Hey guys! I hope Enas doesn't mind me hijacking the blog to make a short introductory entry and share my plans for getting to Destination MIT ;)

In case you all didn't know, I come from the fabulous land of Texas, where we never have a true winter, bake in the 105-degree weather in August, consider Chuy's the crowning glory of Mexican food, and people only come out of the closet if you live in one of the major cities (ever heard the expression that Austin is the "little dot of red in a sea of blue"?) For my journey to MIT, my family and I will be taking a roadtrip, heading east to Georgia and then up through all of the Eastern coastal states. We'll be stopping by various landmarks such as Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, DC, Ellis Island, the Liberty Bell, Niagara Falls, and Miniature World. After cruising by New York, we'll also be taking a little detour over the border to Canada before finally doing a 180 back to Massachusetts.

I'll be starting my voyage on August 6th and ending up at MIT August 18th (I'm DEECS-ing for my FPOP). Entries will be written from various hotels (provided they have a decent Internet connection - otherwise, I'll have to leech wireless off innocent residents who don't use encryption) and will be posted to my regular blog with mirrors on this one. I'm definitely excited; August 6th can't come fast enough =)