Part 2 on how we’ve made this a reality. For Part 1 – The Decision – Click here. One of the first things people ask us about the trip is how much we’ve saved. More important than the answer to that question is how we’ve saved. In my last post I talked about the decision [...]
The Decision
February 26, 2009 By 7 Comments
Part 1 in a three part series on how we’ve made this a reality! Junior year of college I studied abroad in Cost Rica and Guatemala. In Guatemala, I joined with a travel group that consisted of volunteerism, Spanish instruction, and a few other activities. Due to unfortunate circumstances, one night I found myself on [...]
Purging our worldly possessions…
February 17, 2009 By 2 Comments
After a long night of drinking and trying to give away remaining paperbacks, wine glasses and other assorted items, we drove to Philly Monday with another load of stuff. While moving out in stages has its advantages- mainly that we have time to go through our stuff- I am definitely sick and tired of packing [...]
Today is My Birthday: Four Weeks Until Our Expatriation
February 12, 2009 By 3 Comments
I’m not sure which milestone is the bigger milestone. Today marks the 27th year of my life, of my past. Today also marks four weeks before our departure, before the start of our very exciting future. Only four weeks are left until we leave on the trip we’ve spent the last 5 years planning and [...]
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