Here's Johnny! Hi Miss Howell,
I'm excited to hear you're leaving, but I'll be so sad because I'll only be able to email you :(
Have a good trip, and I'll read every blog post that you put up.
Good Luck and God Bless! You go girl! Have a great trip! Yes, I must add....be so careful!
OK I'm your mother's age!!!! Today I was in a class with Danielle S. Billy's wife. She said he is doing GREAT! She is a doll, just like you! I can't wait to follow your journey! Have fun!!!
Love, Debbie
Prison Hey there! I have no idea who you are and hope you yourself have not been to prison. You're more than welcome to join the journey as long as your record is clear.
Jeana Good idea Jeana, I will blame this all on Judy. Glad you'll be reading along as I'm away. You never know, maybe you'll want to join next year's trip?
friendly faces and pick up lines I´m afraid the number of bad pick up lines is likely to escalate not diminish while you´re away. This will be balanced by impossibly large numbers of friendly faces. One of the things I love about travel is the instant deep friendships that happen when people meet far from home. It´s like you´ve known these people for years, but you only met them yesterday!
I´ve got three long sleeve tech fabric shirts, three pair of zip off trousers, 4 pair of socks. I´d take a bit more if I were you. One of the routines is having to hand wash your clothes, then have them dry in time for travel or use. Consider, long sleeved shirts rather than tank tops - cuts down on the amount of repellant you need to put on. Remember, day biting mosquitos give you dengue, night biters give you malaria. Therefore, avoid getting bitten as much as possible. Don´t necessarily follow the scantily clad hordes, who will swear they never get bit!
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mike
Wow.... I hope you have the best time of your life..........now I have to agree with your sister Nicole - give me the all-inclusive islands anyday over nets, backpacks, pills and whatever else you needed to do. I know you will have an awesome time - take lots of pictures and make sure you keep us posted!! Remember - when the place is really bad - think of how I acted in Mykanos and please don't act that way. Enjoy the trip!!! We'll be thinking of you here in New Jersey....I know Nicole - you can curse that Judy, trips around the world and running marathons!!! What next????
WOW! I can't believe you are really going. I am proud of you but worrried sick just because that is what I do. I know you will be fine and you will make a difference to everyone you come across on your trip. Take lots of pictures. Chuck has been having nightmares about this trip ever since you told him. He will be fine! He worries like me! Love ya kiddo!
Way more creative than "California" It's prison right? You are going to prison. If not, then I do think you should consider it as an option, prison will be way more fun.
Fanny Pack A fanny pack?!? I hope it's at least cute. =) You comment about leaches just made my stomach turn. I've lost anything clever I was going to say. Good luck and BE CAREFUL!
Dale You know what, everyone needs their own fanny pack and head lamp, it was only a matter of time before I had to purchase my own. Thanks for the offer!
Jen I am dissappointed I won't have my hair straightener with me, but I'd rather pack salt to easily remove any leeches that may silently cling to me while exploring the rainforest. It was a difficult decision, one I hope not to regret.
Thai Belly Thai Belly is just a nickname, but I'll leave it to your imagination to what it does to your insides. Hopefully, I'll never find out!
Yes, you are without a doubt my older sister. We just happen to take two very different paths to get where we are going. You make the bed, I jump on the bed!
Hey, other Nicole.. Remember to say that you are her friend Nicole and not her sister Nicole - I'm sure our blogs will vary drastically so you may not want anyone thinking you are me!! haa!
This is really happening.. Kris,
I finally got the email for the blog!! But now that I am updated...I am beginning to realize that you are really going...and SOON! That makes me feel lots of things, including but not limited to: sadness, anxiety, excitement and curiosity. Coming from someone who doesn't travel well without my pillow and flat iron, I find it amazing/terrifying to read the list of items you are bringing. It also makes me realize how strong of a person you are, and how much you have grown into yourself. And despite my thoughts that you should've have taken a Mediterranean cruise, I am proud of you for following through with your dreams. You have done this over and over throughout the past few years and it truly is inspiring. I hope you have the time of your life and look forward to being mortified/amazed by your adventures. Please be careful!
Lots of love,
Jen xo
P.S. I would have loved a picture of you with the head lamp and fanny pack.
A few more things.... OK, so when do you officailly come back, I know I have asked you a bazillion times! I think you need to bring hair elastics, a hat, and gum! Those are musts, and should fit somewhere in that 2650 cubic square foot bag! Gonna Miss ya lots....<3 Nicole
Are we really sisters??? Well just read thru this and have decided although we look so much alike, I question our bloodline!?!? We have such different ideas of vacation. I want to go some place warm, eat tons of good food, poop in a real toilet, sleep in a comfy plush bed, have every meal made and cleaned up for me, every bed made for me and every bathroom cleaned for me all while I'm sitting by the pool with a Pina Colada. I mean seriously - a rope? duct tape? I'm saying the Hail Mary and Our Father now. Please be safe.....I think I may be coming down with a case of Thai Belly myself just reading this blog??!?!? WTF is that anyways!? Ya know what, never mind. If you get it, just stay away long enough to not infect Jaclyn! Miss you already!
C´mon C´mon girl, give us an update. What´s happening? How many times have you packed and repacked? Do you have your net together yet? Have you got waterproof carry sacks for inside your pack? What ever you think you need, cut it in half. If you try walking a couple of miles with your pack it will get the message through. If you don´t believe me, try it! Remember; your pack is now your home. Are you excited? What about the job update? C´mon girl, feed me - I´m a thousand miles from nowhere - give me something!
mike
Karen, I expect a blog from the Vineyard or at least when you go to CU. You are my constant...no matter where we end up come September. Oh, and no making fun of my outfits while I'm away. Stacy and Clinton will be so ashamed of me!
John
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Here's Johnny!
Hi Miss Howell, I'm excited to hear you're leaving, but I'll be so sad because I'll only be able to email you :( Have a good trip, and I'll read every blog post that you put up.