I just want to mention..

for those that don't remember.
I never had a good birthday party. Even for my kids. I don't remember any of my birthday parties except for one and that was because later on my mom mentioned that maybe the reason everyone gave me bubble bath and perfume stuff was for a reason. I think that was when I was twelve or thirteen.
Later on when I was older and made plans to do things, they always fell through when I told too many people. This has turned into what I call 'Planning Jinx". So, since I am telling everyone about this trip, and trying to make plans, like all the other times, this may never happen due to this jinx. There's a little feeling I get in the back of my mind when I tell the one person too many about my plans, and then I know that it won't happen.
This is also why I don't give a definite 'yes' to any commitments because I never know what's going to happen in the next week let alone the next fourteen months.
So, I'm not placing a whole lot of confidence in this trip unless something else amazing happens. (Or disastrous as the case may be.)
I got a link suggestion to Couchsurfing.com which is an international, non-profit organization just for that. Now I may or may not use that, but it's a useful resource IF I do end up being able to do this.
But, as I said... Plan Jinx may be in effect.

But then, now that I have mentioned the Jinx, it may reverse it like reverse psychology.