Profile
Blog
Photos
Videos
Alright! I finally have my passport and we're going to India!
These past few weeks have been pretty stressful and Nate's nonchalance has
only made it worse...
We've given ourselves Typhoid, got new glasses though they're still waiting
for me in Grand junction at the moment, purchased an obscene amount of
gear, moved nearly everything we own back to Wisconsin, and have been
offered jobs in Alaska for our return!
I should also mention that we had a splendid final off-week from work with
Kris. Camping, a hard-earned night in the hot tub, and rampaging Moab.
Driving up to the La Sal mountain range to escape the 100 degree weather
for a night was nice and relaxing. When we got back to the house we decided
to clean up the hot tub since the week before, the cover had blown off and
we had a cricket graveyard floating around. After draining all 350 gallons
of the darn thing, we decided to also set up one of out shelter tarps over
the top of it to shield us from the blazing sun. Overall, a super fun and
creative day. P.S. Happy birthday again, Kris!
The visa fiasco was most horrifyingly memorable... of course Nate's
passport is sent out and returned in under a week while mine goes through
hell and back trying to make its way to the correct Chicago office (darn
Wisconsin driver's license!). I received it two days ago, complete with
visa stamp and everything. I don't think I've ever freaked out like that in
my life and I hope I never have reason to again.
Just today I've set up lodging, shuttle services, and finalized purchases
for Seattle and France. India is just going to be a whirlwind adventure, my
plan as of right now is to check my email every Monday from October 12th
when our course ends through November 17th when we fly back to the states
so check for an update around then. I don't know if we'll have any photos
till we get back since we're planning on taking film, but maybe they'll
have some places to develop onto CD, who knows?
Last, but not least, we have planned to move to Alaska sometime in January
for a training with a new Wilderness Therapy program there. We'll have 2
stints of 1.5 straight months of work with an un-predetermined amount of
vacation time in between. After that, we'll probably head back to Utah for
the rest of the summer and help out at Aspen again.
Nate's already started planning winter of 2010 in Chile... I can hardly
keep up!
- comments