Today marks exactly one week until the end of my position at Rumblefish. This does not mean my relationship with Rumblefish has ended. In fact, it has grown into something bigger. This trip has grown into something bigger.

I'm under contract with Rumblefish to act as an independent ethnomusicologist. My job is to identify and document music-centric content from around the world. And I'll be doing it all by sailboat. The results of my work will be posted on this blog. I'm turning into something bigger.

In other news, many of you have asked where I'll be for any given date. At this point, it really isn't possible to determine that information, but I'll provide an estimate. Besides the Google map I created outlining the trip, here are the approximate dates for each country to be visited:

o June 27th – July 1st
Port: Geraldton, WA, Australia

o July 1st – July 15th
Passage: to Cocos (Keeling) Islands

o July 15th – August 1st
Port: Cocos (Keeling) Islands

o August 1st – September 1st
Passage: to Port Louis, Mauritius

o September 1st – October 1st
Port: Port Louis, Mauritius

o October 1st – November 1st
Passage: to Durban, South Africa

o November 1st – January 1st
Port: Durban, South Africa

2008

o January 1st – February 1st
Passage: to Namibia

o February 1st – April 1st
Port: Namibia, Africa

o April 1st – May 1st
Passage: to Brazil

o May 1st – September 1st
Port: Brazil, South America

o September 1st - ???
Passage: to ???

The destination after Brazil is unclear. I'll definitely keep this itinerary updated as I learn more.

If you want to come visit me (and I know some of you do!), just email me and we can talk specifics.