And So it Begins...

Alright. After a whole lot of emails and a few phone calls, I've got my couch surfing schedule pretty much ironed out. Although, I must admit, it was a little harder than I anticipated. Who knew crashing with a perfect stranger could be so difficult.

I'm hitting the road for Philadelphia tomorrow morning and I should get there mid-afternoon. Monday night I'm staying with Laura Melizyaev, who lives in the art museum area of Philly. Laura has had an account on couchsurfing.com for over a year now, so hopefully she'll have some colorful stories.

Tuesday night I'm planning on staying with Ed Weinberg, who lives in South Philly (I'm saying this as if I know where that is). Ed hasn't returned my calls yet so we'll see how that pans out, but I've still got a day or two to work it out.

Last note: If weather permits, I'm getting a tour of Philly from Judy Becker. Judy is 69 years old and according to her profile she's been to 112 countries so far. When I talked to her earlier she had just come back from a trip. She also offered to show me the museum she's made in her house. "Mostly dolls," she said. Interesting...

Stay tuned for the good stuff.

- Evan