Tonight I am feeling nigh invincible. Well, not really, but there are certainly fewer bugs that worry me. We are all Hep-A-, Hep-B-, Typhoid-, and Tetanus-proof. We also have scripts for anti-malarial pills that make us more susceptible to sunburn…
The Itinerary Post
At our family 4th of July gathering, I had many requests to post our itinerary. After much debate and reworking and cost analysis, our final route is complete. This is an overview of our trip. I have decided that trip…
Of Visas and Vaccinations
It has been a head-spinning and wallet-lightening couple of weeks for us concerning the trip. First, we received our passports – Yay! We badly need to secure our Chinese visas, so we quickly filled out the forms and sent our new, original passports…
Goals
Caleb and I talk a lot about our interests. His topics are usually military history or current events, and mine always turn toward our plans for the future or finances. I tell him all the time that he has to…
A Natural Question
So as word is starting to get around about our plans, a question keeps popping up: How can you afford this? It’s funny, but this question usually comes before How much will it cost? I personally don’t mind either of…
Bosses
Well, I told some of my bosses today. Bosses 1, 2, and 4 know. Boss 1 says he wants to be the one to tell boss 3 (the way he did boss 4). Bosses 5 and lower will probably…

Decisions
Deep breath… About 6 months ago, K and I decided that it was time for serious change – again. We would not only abandon our current house and job (like the last 6 times), but we would also leave our…