I've Caught Wanderlust

I often describe Tumblr as one of the darkest corner's of the internet. It is the seedy underbelly of the internet, but it is also a place where people post lots of lovely photos that make you drool and want to see absolutely everything on this planet ever. 

Since I now have a new camera and I am going to places that are hopefully worth taking photos of, I have created a tumblr dedicated solely to my travels. It might be premature, but I hope not. Entitled I've Caught Wanderlust, this blog shouldn't be hard for anyone who follows this blog to find, as the URL is simply thomsonstravelblog.tumblr.com. 

Less than 24 Hours Now

I think the title of this post is pretty self-explanatory, but just in case...

There...are...less...than...24...hours...until...I...leave.........................!!!

One Week!

This time next week, I will be in the air on my way to Montana (technically on my way to Denver, but THEN onto Montana after my layover). Not sure how much blogging I'm going to do on the road -- last night, I reread my employee handbook and it says that I'm not allowed to put anything about MCT on the internet without explicit written approval and while I guess I've already broken that rule by writing this post and while I wasn't planning on blogging about the job itself, it is a distinct gray area. Plus, I'm probably going to be super busy with my acting and all that!

Definitely planning on keeping a journal for myself, but maybe no blog or quite minimal blogging. Sorry, fans. I guess you might have to actually talk to me to hear about my adventure!

ONE MORE WEEK!!!

Population Count

I knew I would be going to some teeny tiny towns up in outer Siberia (Canada) but my dad actually went and looked up all of the places I'm going to see just how big/small they are. We have a pretty wide range, so this is gunna be a time and a half!

I've bolded the biggest and smallest to highlight just how different these places are

US Locations
Malta, MT -- 1,997
Chinook, MT -- 1,203
Whitefish, MT -- 6,357
Ekalaka, MT -- 332
Lambert, MT -- 616 (although there is some debate about whether this is one is correct)
Belt, MT -- 597

Canadian Locations
Cayley, AB -- 265
Rockyford, AB -- 325
Morinville, AB -- 8,569
Kyle, SK -- 423
Cessford, AB -- 33
Elmworth, AB -- 628
Milk River, AB -- 811
Grande Cache, AB -- 4,319
Fort St. John, BC -- 18, 609

Thirty-three. That isn't how many kids we'll have for the show, that is the entire population of Cessford, Alberta, Canada. The last show I worked on had a cast twice the size of this town! Thirty-three... Ok then.

It's super weird to think about the fact that I'll be doing The Little Mermaid with kids who've never seen the ocean before.

AT&T Rage

I did not plan on my MCT Inc. tour taking me to Canada but even if I had, I don't have a Canadian cell phone plan so today, my dad and I went into the AT&T store to investigate what it was going to cost to get some type of international calling plan and you know what? It's going to cost quite a lot to get very little!

I am not particularly pleased about this. Not at all.

MCT Inc.

Up until now, I have refrained from blogging about my new job as a touring actor/director with Missoula Children's Theatre, which is pretty strange considering that the word "touring" is in my job title and this is a travel blog.

But, now I've got a show and some tentative tour dates and it's time to blog! First of all, I'm going out to Montana obviously, because that is where Missoula is, but Montana is basically where I'm staying! Montana and North Montana (known as Canada to regular people who aren't in love with Disney's Meet the Robinsons like I am). I will be doing The Little Mermaid and I will be cold -- because Canada. In the winter. I might never be warm again!

I'm not sure how much I'll be blogging during the tour, but I am going to post my tentative tour dates for you all! I've also made this handy dandy, zig-zaggy map for you!!!

MAP

TOUR DATES AND LOCATIONS
1/12-1/17 -- Malta, MT
1/19-1/24 -- Chinook, MT
1/26-1/31 -- Cayley, AB
2/2-2/7 -- Whitefish, MT
2/9-2/14 -- Rockyford, AB
2/23-2/28 -- Morinville, AB
3/2-3/7 -- Kyle, SK
3/9-3/14 -- Cessford, AB
3/23-3/28 -- Elmworth, AB
4/6-4/11 -- Ekalaka, MT
4/13-4/18 -- Lambert, MT
4/20-4/25 -- Milk River, AB
4/27-5/2 -- Belt, MT
5/4-5/9 -- Grande Cache, AB
5/11-5/16 -- Fort St. John, BC

That's it for now. I leave for Missoula in 39 days -- just bought my plane ticket yesterday -- and I'm sure my next post will be something about how impossible it is to fit five months worth of anything into a suitcase, much less five months worth of heavy sweaters and long johns.