Where can I begin!

I am leaving today on a long journey. This is the first solo journey of my life. I mean, I've been on solo journeys before, but always I'd meet someone somewhere. When I went to Japan (Tokyo-Yokohama-Kyoto-Kobe-Himeji-Fukuoka-Beppu) and South Korea, I was traveling with two friends. When I accidentally ended up in Paris (more on that later), I was traveling with a friend from my program. I also went to visit Valia in London a couple of weeks ago.

This time, it's just me! I am going to Italy and Greece for eleven days. I know not a soul in both of those places, but that will quickly change as I will be couchsurfing! Here is my tentative itinerary:

10.15.08--10.17.08: Milano, Italy & Lake Como

10.17.08--10.19.08: Florence, Italy

10.19.08--10.20.08: Rome, Italy

10.21.08--10.23.08: Athens, Greece

10.23.08--10.25.08: Santorini, Greece

10.25.08--10.26.08: more Athens, then back to Amsterdam

I'm sure, as my past travels have been, that this will give me a chance to charge the battery of my soul power, independence, introspection...maybe even give me a bit of courage to write. Yes. No longer terrified.