Amidst the Chaos

I’m sitting on the floor of the study surrounded by stuff.  I wanted to get in one last post before take off, showing what we’ve been living with for weeks.  Granted, my opinion of ‘clutter’ is a little beyond most people, but I’ve had to literally shut the door of this room. Ok, it’s time [...]

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Still Booking Stuff…

    I know that technically we leave for Hong Kong in just 65 hours, but there is still planning to be done, people!  Yes, all the major stuff is all taken care of, but a nagging item is still on the list.  We’re traveling precariously close to Tet (the Chinese New Year) when basically everyone [...]

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Photo Fail

I was in New Jersey for Christmas and I brought my nice camera and two lenses with me to capture all the Christmas joy – plus, there aren’t a lot of designated photographers in the family, so I thought I’d get the critical shots.  Five hours into our drive, we stopped in Manhattan to pick [...]

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2010 Goal Review

For the past few years, I’ve taken the last week in December to set real, measurable goals for the following year.  I originally picked up this idea from this website…there is a ton of info there about this process if you’re interested.  But, basically, during the year, I keep track of my progress in an intense [...]

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Hi from New Jersey

Christmas Day is here.  After the unwrapping frenzy, the leisurely breakfast, and the obligatory Seaman family movie outing, Christmas is a day where I am usually wistful about summer.  It just seems so long ago that I went outside in short sleeves, and didn’t have to warm the car up every day.  Note to self: [...]

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Bulky Items

Drew and I are each bringing blessed few pieces of clothing on our travels (which begin a week from tomorrow!!!!), but we’ve put a lot of thought into each one.  Actually, the pieces of clothing that have weighed most heavily on our minds are the pieces that will most heavily weigh on our backs – jackets, [...]

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How to Not Get Sick on the Road

I’ve spent an inordinate amount of time in our final moments leading up to our travels worrying about being sick while we’re away.  I don’t want to waste a perfectly good day feeling uncomfortable, or worse, being sick while on a 12 hour train trip!  I’ve done a LOT of reading on the subject about how [...]

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Cambodia Visa

Visas for Cambodia are relatively simple to acquire.  In fact, most people get their Cambodian visas at the border crossing.  The one pretty major drawback to that option is that you’re stuck navigating your way around several visa-related scams.  I’ve heard that all the scams are well documented and relatively easy to avoid but you never know, right?  Fortunately for those [...]

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Only 10 more days of winter for me!

Yesterday, it snowed in Portland for the first time this winter.  I shouldn’t complain as we’ve had it relatively easy this go-round especially compared to our brethren on the West Coast, and those poor folks who try and drive over the Rocky Mountains for the holidays.  So, yesterday it started to snow lightly around 3pm and [...]

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And…done.

My career as a student is offically over.  I bought my last student-discounted yoga pass earlier this week, since I am now no longer a student. (Actually, my student ID is valid through 2011, so I’ll probably still go after those student discounts…why not!?!?) Tonight, I’m celebrating with dinner at a new local restaurant called [...]

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