Its taken awhile, but here I am!

Welcome everyone to my new blog! Actually the big holdup was thinking up a name and designing it this whole thing and getting it going. (Computers are not my love or forte. They are a tool I utilize for business) Finally I got tired of just waiting around writing stuff that wasn't going up, and figured, I need to just get this thing started. So, the dawn of Alexandra Everywhere. I thought the name sounded a little pretentious at first, but I think I like the ring of it. Alexandra Europe just didn't do it the same. Plus, that is kind of a life mission for me, to go and experience as many different places and cultures as I am able to before I die.

So...what am I doing? All kinds of stuff! I've been in Europe, starting in Paris since August 18, and am planning to be here until November 15th-ish. I don't remember the day. After landing in Paris, I met up with my dear friend Lucie. She was a French exchange student at Mason High School in 2004-5 and we got to be fast friends. So we decided to do a bit of traveling together after not seeing each other for 5 years. I've become very picky about picking traveling partners over my past travels because its sort of like getting into a relationship or choosing a roommate, but almost more than those, because from the start you have to rely on each other a LOT and be good at working together, living together, problem-solving together, dealing with crisis together and also hopefully having a lot of fun together. Emphasis on Together. I think things have gone pretty smoothly so far, with pretty limited grumpiness. We're both pretty optimistic, energetic cats with similar travel styles and schedules. More cheesiness on the beauty of our relationship later.

So..let's get into it. Where have I been so far? Paris, Switzerland, Rome, Athens and currently Istanbul. Let the recounting of the fun begin.

Hopefully I'll figure out how to put up lots of pictures very soon.