!Thailand!

So, we FINALLY have our teaching city established, Visas in order and now we have a country picked out for pre-travel-teaching-expedition: Thailand! Yes, I know we will be travelling/living abroad for a year, but we felt it necessary to find our way to warmer climates in order to gather oursevles before we actually committed to a 40 hour/week job. Mindy and I have lives that make committing to a 40 hour/wk job a scary predicament, so we felt like procrastinating from this responsibility as much as possible. After contemplating many scenarios -financial, practical, and otherwise - we have decided that three weeks in Thailand would best serve two broke, but aspiring ESL Elementary school teachers. With the going away party on March 29th and our Visas scheduled to be processed by April 3rd we have decided to fly out of Seattle for Bangkok on Saturday April 5th. Mindy was there for four months a couple years ago, so she, in her infinite wisdom, will be guiding me through the region. From Phad Thai to Thai strippers - er, I mean Thai History Museums - we will be experiencing the entire range of possibilities the country has to offer. Northern Thailand has more local culture with the possibilities of treks and remote adventures, whereas Southern Thailand is more susceptible to tourism, but also has snorkeling, scuba diving, rock climbing and, most importantly, cheap drinks, hammocks, and $5 massages.

So check back every now and then. We will give updates from Thailand and wherever else we happen to be in the world over the next year or so.

-Scott