When I got the the bus station it was time to hit the street. Using public transit was an enlightening experience. I learn bus don't make chang and change for a 5 is 3 dollars. In the moment a 3.30 ride was worth getting to the hotel safely. I also learn the importance of watching your backpack on the bus. It like to hit the stop here button. Once I got to UNC charlotte I had the oppertunity to unvolenterally explore the campus in search of information for the Holiday Inn. I dont have access to the upload picture for know [View Full Entry]

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I got to the bus station about 8:30pm after seeing see a cop escort a guy out of the train station I felt it better to grab my ticket and head back up the street were I seem like the sketch guy. Once the bus finally came around it was 5 hours of cyro-stasis broken up by mystery parking lots and bus station breaks. It wasn't too bad as the trip was over night. Watch the world sleep something different under each street light. You think different at night about were you are and were you have been its something [View Full Entry]

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Got into Charlotte about 7:00pm and the search begins. After a bunch of phone calls and question of people in the area I find bus number 5 and confirmed somewhere to rest my head in the morning. So many bus and no idea were they go. I wonder what would happen if I just sat on one for the fun of it, but then realized I rather not get mugged by the cub scouts after dark. On to a bus I found a bunch of little maps that should help when I come back around next week. The bus driver was [View Full Entry]

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While Grayson visited with Paw-paw Kilon and I packed our remaining clothes and necessities into suitcases. The items that didn’t fit into suitcases were disposed of or donated. We were able to get it down to 4 suitcases (1 for me, 1 for Kilon, 1 small suitcase for Grayson, 1 for toys). We will live out of suitcases until our container is delivered…probably some time in September. The house closed on July 31st. There was a little drama the night before and the day of the closing, but it was minor and we survived! Tom Burnett was nice enough to book [View Full Entry]

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We had to decide what we would do with “our stuff”. This was not an easy decision. Most of the feedback we had received from people living in Costa Rica was to sell everything and buy new in Costa Rica. After much consideration we decided it would be best to have familiar objects around us. It will be hard enough to adjust to a different culture/life and maybe “our stuff” would make the transition a bit easier (this was to amuse Grayson and myself). Kilon did all the research and organization to make the move happen. I did contribute to the [View Full Entry]

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My in-law’s arrived from Indonesia. The first part of their trip was spent in PA. My father-in-law was sick so we weren’t sure if he would make the trip to Charlotte, but he was a trooper and managed. The original plan was to bring Grandma Minnie from PA to Charlotte, but we found out upon their arrival that Minnie was sick as well and unable to make the trip. They arrived at our house on July 1st. Luckily, the main part of the house remained assembled because our concentration had been on organizing and packing the garage. It was great to [View Full Entry]

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Grayson’s birthday is July 11th, but we decided to have Grayson’s birthday party on June 23rd. We explained why we were having his party early but not sure he understood. He kept telling everyone he was just “having a celebration” and “I’m not 4 yet”. Grayson wanted a dinosaur party theme. It was great…. Grayson and I were able to shop together for the party supplies! Grayson’s imagination about his birthday party theme had me in stitches. He was able to clearly communicate his birthday cake design at the bakery. This was a new ex [View Full Entry]

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We decided to sell the car first. We wanted the trucks to haul items around if needed. So, the Audi A6 listed first. A young gentleman came to look at the car on June 23rd (day of Grayson’s party) and purchased the car. It was a long day for Kilon. Most of Saturday afternoon was spent running around with the new car owner (getting the car checked and finding a notary). The mechanic told him it was like new and he should buy it. I think the word new may have been a stretch but it was in nice shape. The [View Full Entry]

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Ok so I thought I'd start a travel blog or something since I plan on doing alot of traveling..right now I'm on a trip to Puerto Rico with the family..we're here at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport waiting for the board call to get on the plane..check in was hectic..alot of waiting around, rushing, bag checking and blah blah blah blah whatever but ehh comes with the territory of airports. we're about to board so I gotta keep this short. Will update when we get to Miami. Peace and chicken greese!!! [View Full Entry]

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Just finishing up some last minute details, packing, sorting, panicking and what not. I managed to get my pack weight down to about 23lbs (10kg), and I'm sure within a few weeks I'll whittle it down even more. It's quite fun to see how light you can go - I definitely beat Josh, but he's carrying a lot of shared items. Better finish off the last few things and attempt some sleep. With a bit of luck, the next entry will be from somewhere in Guatemala. [View Full Entry]

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