My name is Leland and I live in the United States. I was born here and lived in Springfield VA (no, not the Simpsons Springfield
) until I was 13. I then moved to Guayaquil Ecuador, and lived there for 12 years until 1999. Came back to the United States for the wrong reasons, and promptly found myself unhappy and going nowhere. Fast forward 5 years of self-destruction, to December 2002. I finally decided to live again. After 5 years of killing myself slowly, I began rediscovering the will to live. I've eliminated some bad habits (I never used drugs or booze, but there ARE bad habits besides those hehe), started the long process of going from perennial negativity to actually thinking positive. Along the way to recovery I met a woman who has only enhanced my new-found optimism. Her name is Julie, and I am a beter man because of her. I found this board because she lives in the U.K. and I wanted some practical advice on how to get myself to her with as little hassle as possible. Now i have a very clear idea of wat needs doing, and how to do it. I thank those that have guided me, and I look forward to at least making a few of you smile along my wonderous journey
