To Go or Not to Go?

I know, I know, it's been way too long since I've actually posted anything on here. I can blame my busy schedule, Hurricane Katrina, or President Bush (my personal favorite), but at the end of the day it's really just my fault. I'm hoping to change this.

Today finds me......confused. No, not really confused. More like unsure. Yeah, that's it. I've been planning a trip to Argentina for a looooooooooooong time. Not just any old regular "see the grandparents, visit with the friends, have a quick coffee and dance till the sun comes up" trip, but rather an extended "spend 5 months in Buenos Aires living and working to get a feel of Latin life, rediscover my roots, and also do a whole lotta traveling within South America" trip. I've been wanting to do something like this for years. I haven't lived in Argentina since I was 7, and although I've been back countless times to visit, it's just not the same. I was all set to go last year during the summer, but then my friend Laura got sick, and I just wanted to be close. A few months passed, and I began to lose the excitement I'd had about it before, and I got comfortable in my life here. But when I went back to visit in August, that old familiar feeling came back. The one that beckons me there, that tells me there's so much to see there and so many people to meet, so many new experiences to be had. And so I decided that the time to go was now. So I came back, decided to get my life in order before I left, sell my car, set up online banking, etc...., and get my ass on a plane.

Four months have passed, and I am, obviously, still here. I have not sold my car. I haven't even bought the ticket. Odd. I still want to go, that hasn't changed. But suddenly I find myself making all kinds of excuses why leaving right now just isn't a good idea. My birthday is coming up, it'll be too expensive, I'll have to start the job hunting process all over again when I get back....What I need is a swift kick in the ass to get myself going. Okay, that and for someone to pay for my ticket......