Blogs from Orange County, California, United States, North America - page 3

Went for a walk in the morning. R helped uncle play a few games of online 56 in the evening. After dinner Vasanthi and Michael went for a walk. We played 56.... read more

Leaving today around noon getting ready for a long flight to Buenos Aires, Argentina cant wait to get some steak and meet up with an old friend.... read more

As I work through my long to-do list, what is it I'm trying to accomplish while away from family, friends, comfort and consistency? It all started with the need to build a house in Guatemala and has morphed into something bigger and more exciting than I could have imagined. Can I be spontaneous? (Yes, just give me a minute to plan everything first.) Can I live out of a back pack for months on end with three pair of pants and one tube of toothpaste? Can I work in the heat of the tropics and cold of Patagonia, in a tent with a 55 degree sleeping bag? Even if I find no answers, I've been given a wonderful opportunity and I'm taking it with both hands! The first order of business was to lighten my load ... read more

And so the traveling starts... we are not certain on our futures just as of now as we gallop off into the night Oh, well, we're not exactly "roughing it." A uniformed limo driver (faaancy!) came to collect us well before dawn as the rentals were celebrating a friend's birthday in Collingwood. Alas, the GPS is still sitting in the driveway, but thankfully that seems to be the only thing we forgot. The flight felt like half an hour, I slept comfortably as George watched movies (Air Canada has really spruced themselves up!) and soon we were peering curiously out the window at odd canyons and windy rivers dotted with totally isolated settlements. Then LA emerged from the desert, sprawling and stretching as far as it could. The flight over LA itself was 20 minutes! ... read more

Well this is my first blog and I can't believe the trip that I've been talking about for a year is finally here! It's almost surreal, actually. I think that I finally have everything I need, now it's just an issue of packing it all up. It's still weird to think that I won't be in the country for four months, but I know that I am going to learn so much from my experience there. I'm excited to just simply be in the city and learn how Russians live. Russia is such a different world and I look forward to the affect it's going to have on me. It's going to be life changing and I can't wait to see how this journey affects my future goals and dreams. I am going to miss everybody, ... read more