Year Abroad

What I Hope to Gain

What I Hope to Gain

As I prepare for our year abroad, I’m asking myself what I hope to gain from this experience. Sounds like an easy one, right? Almost not worth asking really. But Jose asked me this a couple of months ago and it got me thinking… a lot. It’s not like we are going on a...

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The Clock is Ticking… Loudly

The Clock is Ticking… Loudly

Here we are: less than one year away from our “moving to Europe for a year” adventure. It’s time to really focus up and make this thing happen! Here are some of the things I’m doing to prepare for our adventure: (1) Defining what I hope to gain from this experience. Sounds like an...

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Getting Excited About Italy

Getting Excited About Italy

Our goal: Moving to Italy within the next 18 months. Why 18 months? Because that’s when we’ll be done with our car payments, saving mucho dinero. Questions: Can we learn Italian well enough? Will me and my wife speak Italian at home while in Italy? What will our Italian sound like after living a...

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Home Base

Home Base

Well, here’s where it all begins:  home.   All my life, I’ve dreamed of the adventure that is now unfolding before me… but now I’m starting to think about what I’m leaving behind.  While I’m dying to get out to explore other parts of the world, I also know that this place I’m leaving is...

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