Introduction

Most, if not all, of the people who decide to read this blog will know who I am but, just on the off chance that there may be some curious people out there reading this I thought it best that I introduce myself. My name is Josh Rogers, I am 18 years old and I am about to embark on bike trip that takes me through 10 countries in Europe. This trip is going to be upwards of 2,000 kilometers and will last more than 100 days depending on how long I want to stay in certain places out of the Schengen Area of Europe. Every aspect of this trip was planned out by me so when there are troubles, which there most certainly will be, the only person to blame will be me.

The reason behind my journey is simple: I want to find myself. Now I understand the cheese factor of that statement but, that is the best way I can think to put it. For 13 years, roughly 72% of my life, I have been running towards something: a grade, a trophy, a position, a college, a girl and in doing so have lost sight of what I want to do and who I want to be. This trip is a chance for me to stop running and just slow down, take a second to see the world, meet knew people with differing opinions and contrasting experiences, and learn how I fit into this massively small world we call home. During this blog I’ll be outlining how my trip is progressing through frequent posts. I’ll try and mix things up a bit and tell you guys things I’ve learned about the countries I visit, the books I read (If you’re into politics or law you may enjoy this part of the blog), and the people I meet as well as review places I go so that if y’all ever visit the places I’ve been you wont be going in blind.