Its all happening. The Adventure is under way... Yes, its true- My friend Cory and I have quit our jobs, and have left the comfort and security of the US to embark on an adventure of global proportions. We left for New Zealand on June 17th, and one 24-hour trans-Pacific flight, a few cancelled bus trips, and 3 hostels later, we finally made it to our first destination- Queenstown, NZ, on the South Island in the the land of the Kiwis. Mountain biking, bungee jumping, jet boating, canyoneering, snow skiing, rock climbing- Queenstown has got it all, and claims to be the outdoor adventure sports capital of the world (Or so Ive heard...). Think we'll fit in...? The plan is to get a job now that we have an apartment in Queenstown, stay here through the Spring (Late Nov.- early Dec..), and then move on to the next stop... Where will that be, you might ask? Ill let you know when we figure it out, but the general itinerary is 5-6 months in NZ, 5-6 months in AUS, backpack through Thailand and SE Asia for a month or two, and then have jobs lined up in Beijing by the time we get there for the 2008 Summer Olympics... How all of it plays out is yet to be seen, but we've at least gotten step one (Get to Queenstown) knocked out. The rest, well, therein lies the adventure... Anyway, needless to say, we're psyched to finally be here. Now the fun can really begin... Stay tuned.

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