Everyone seems to ask, “You must be excited about your trip.” Well, yes, in some ways, although at this point there is more energy going into planning/worrying/details than relaxing dreams of luxuriating on the beach somewhere. Not that we are asking for any sympathy, but traveling for a long period, I think, is different than a shorter vacation. Rather than leave the daily grind of regular life behind, a long trip brings a different set of daily challenges (although I know most people would gladly trade going to work everyday for figuring out how best to spend time in Thailand or Bali….) Our latest challenge is dealing with Apple over our ill fated IPOD. Despite the happy and simple instructions in the owner’s manual (“Just turn it on, attach to computer, play music!”), ours didn’t seem
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