An Introduction

This blog marks my fourth serious attempt at starting a blog--but this time I will follow through with it! By telling many people about it, I hope that I've peer pressured myself enough into posting on a regular basis (or at least on as regular a basis as I can with the internet access I'll have).

Why am I starting a blog now?

On Friday, I'm leaving for a two-month trip to Latin America before starting law school. This blog will be a way for me to keep family and friends updated as I travel and also, I hope, enable me to record my experiences in a more concrete way than I normally would. I'll be spending my first month wwoofing on a farm outside of Lima, Peru, with my friend Erin. The second month I'll be traveling in Peru, Argentina, Bolivia, and the Dominican Republic. After I return, I intend to keep writing in this blog, as the name implies I'm not on a specific "quest"...

How did I decide on the blog name?

Decisions for me are often long processes, in which I examine all of the options I can think of, mull them over for a few days (or weeks...), and then finally make my decision. The choice for a blog title, in contrast, was made within a few minutes! I'd begun to think of blog titles in my head but none were interesting or clever enough to seriously consider. Then, I was talking with my co-worker and the first name she suggested was "Chloe's Quest". I instantly knew it was perfect--conveying a specific yet sufficiently vague intent, being relevant to me (well, including my name), and being an aspiring alliteration. In very un-Chloe-like fashion, I decided on the spot that that would be the name of my blog. If I hadn't, you probably wouldn't be reading this post and I'd still be trying to think of a name (thank you, Suzanne!).

What next?

Read my blog! :) I'll have limited access to internet while on the farm but will update this as frequently as I can. You can also subscribe to my blog by entering your email address below "Follow by email" on the right side of the page and pressing "Submit".