Hey Pilgrims,
When I planning for the Camino, I was the queen
of lists. I have lists of directions, lists of clothes, lists of
medicines and toiletries, lists of tourist destinations. I had lists of
lists. And I usually take great pleasure in the planning of events. The
months of planning that went into the Camino were almost as good as
being on the Camino itself. I surfed the internet for unique trial size
shampoos, backpacks that I could hide a body in, and underwear that was
moisture-wicking.
The months leading up to the Camino were like
Christmas. Packages and books started arriving and I would take out the
items put them in my backpack. The excitement of packing was a daily
occurrence, I couldn't wait to pack for real. I don't know to how many
people I said "you wanna see my underwear?" Rest assured, this was
before I was wearing it. I've included an ustream of me excitedly
talking about I was bringing and I do ask my friends if they want to see
my underwear. Just a warning, the clip is 33 minutes long. The
underwear reference is at the 20 minute mark (exactly.)
pre-camino packing in March 2009
You
may be asking, what is the first thing I threw out when I had to
lighten my pack? My book of lists. I decided to stop planning (on a
small scale) and just go with it. I love to have my day planned out, so
it was kinda a big deal. And I also threw away my make-up. When I
arrived in Santiago, I only missed my make-up, not my plans.
I'd
like to say that from that day forward, I became a bit more spontaneous
and not so much of a planner. I'd like to say that, but it's not true. I
love my lists but my time on the Camino has made me become more
accepting of who I am as a person and personality... lists and all.
Heck, I had a list for this show. You can hear it rustle in the
background during the podcast.
There's some sound issues with this
one that I can't fix. Apparently, my microphone either disconnected or
my settings were not correct, so you get my internal microphone. I have a
degree in Journalism but it's news-editorial, not broadcast.
This
is part 1 of 2. We had so much to talk about, that we ended up dividing
this episode into two parts. The first part we talk about sleeping
bags, sleeping mats, tents, backpacks and clothes.http://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/1537366
Feb 28, 2011 @ 04:42
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