Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Later skaters...
Here we are. All packed and ready to go. We both have a couple extra kgs/lbs in our bags, but when we get robbed a couple times, things should be a bit more managable. Yes that's a ukulele in my hands. I'm planning on learning it while we travel to have something to fall back on when the financial markets completely crash, the western world is brought to its knees and I can't get a job when we get back. I'll uke for my meals on the Stockholm subway.
Flight leaves at 6am PST tomorrow (10/1/08), and after a long layover in Atlanta, we'll find ourselves at the mercy of our host in Ecuador, Pancho. After a little worry spell, we finally got word yesterday that he'd pick us up at the airport, with signs. I've always wanted to have a sign waiting for me when I get off the airplane. So that should get our trip off to a nice start.
We'll follow up with another post as soon as we hit an internet cafe...in QUITO! For real...we're going. crazy.
B-out.
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Moving Sale
I helgen hade vi vår garage/moving sale. Hade sett fram emot detta då det är något typiskt amerikanskt men något jag aldrig varit med om. Vi satte upp skyltar i området och la ut en listning på Craig’s List (typ Blå börsen). Grannen några hus längre ner har garage sale varje månad och hade även denna dag så det var bra för fottrafiken. Halv sju på morgonen dök den första kunden upp!! Då hade vi inte ens fått upp allt. Vi spenderade hela fredagskvällen med att organisera och sätta priser på allt som vi ville bli av med och det var massor med folk hela dan. Jag hade blivit informerad om att det finns en del som spenderar helgerna att bara köra runt och fynda på garage sales och att det finns massa etikettregler om hur mycket man får pruta osv. Sju timmar senare var vi $900 rikare! Det är värt många hostelnätter i Sydamerika det. Kelly har hämtat soffan och nu börjar det bli tomt i huset. På torsdag kommer pack och flyttgubbarna och då är det bara en bäddsoffa, våra resväskor och ryggsäckar kvar.
Monday, September 8, 2008
Three weeks to go
I quit my job today. It's a very liberating process and I recommend it highly. There were no slamming of doors or raising of voices, so I guess I should work on my technique for next time.
Now all that's left is to sell off (almost) all of our worldly possessions to help finance this excursion. A little word of advice when using Craigslist to sell things: Don't list something unless you really can afford to part with it that day. Posted our bedroom set yesterday afternoon, and we have someone picking it up today. As you'll note from the title of this post, we have 3 weeks to go. It's either air matress or pull-out couch from here on out. That's if someone doesn't buy either out from under us, and at this point, there is very little in the house that I won't part with for the right price. Sleeping on the floor will be good for Cecilia's back anyway...
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