Monday, September 26, 2011

Final Preparations



As with any trip of this magnitude, we have many final preparations to go through. Double checking passport expiration dates, reacquainting ourselves with various local customs, etc etc. Luckily we were able to find someone to care for our awesome albino ball python, Zohan, while we are away. We are both very excited with just one month until our planned departure date. It has been difficult trying to schedule in time to see all the people we want to see before we depart, and many have told us they will come visit at different places along our journey. Sarah is already getting excited about celebrating Día de Los Muertos in Chihuahua and it's still over a month away! I have been doing some serious brushing up on my Spanish and have realized that I have quite a bit of ground to cover in these next few weeks. Luckily there is a light at the end of the tunnel and I'm certain that as soon as we are immersed the Spanish will quickly become second nature. we have nearly all of our supplies, so the gear list will most likely be updated in a day or two. We are still trying to figure out what sort of container to use to transport over a year's worth of Sarah's contact lenses safely. I have been looking at some small otterbox containers, but if anyone has any ideas, please let us know.

At this point we are still debating how to get to Chihuahua. There are a few different routes, and the main difference is the location of the border crossing. Some buses go to El Paso and then cross into Mexico at Ciudad Juarez, where some cross into Mexico from San Diego into Tijuana. I have been leaning towards crossing the border at Tijuana to spend more of our travel time across the border, although some concerns have arisen regarding safety in Northern Mexico. For our purposes, it seems these safety fears are largely negligible, and there isn't any price difference that I've found. If anybody has a good reason to go one way or the other, we would be interested in hearing your story. In the meantime Zohan is happy to know he will be well cared for.

Saturday, September 24, 2011

Business Cards are here!



Pardon the lower quality picture, but here's a shot of our business cards. Let us know if you want some!

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Business Cards!!

Our business cards just shipped from vistaprint. We should have them on Monday or Tuesday of next week. Please let us know if you want us to send you one through the mail so you can add us to your Rolodex, otherwise we will be passing them out on our journey.

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Thursday, September 1, 2011

St. Baldricks


I was already planning on cutting off most of my hair to donate to "Locks of Love" for the 4th (!!) time before heading off to Central and South America for the next year and I had already been thinking about shaving my head to reduce my toiletries load when my friend, Inbal, told me about St. Baldrick's. So...I've answered the call to be a hero! I'm having my head shaved to stand in solidarity with kids fighting cancer, but more importantly, to raise money to find cures. The St. Baldrick's Foundation is a volunteer-driven charity that funds more in childhood cancer research grants than any organization except the U.S. government. Your gift will give hope to infants, children, teens and young adults fighting childhood cancers. So when I ask for your support, I'm really asking you to support these kids. Thank you!To donate, please visit: http://www.stbaldricks.org/participants/sarahThank you for your support!