Projects

Stef and I have a few projects we're working on before we go to Japan. I'm typing out the journal entries that I originally sent to Christina so that I can get those back to her if she wants them. Also, we're converting our DVD collection into .avi files and keeping them on an external hard drive. It's a lot easier than lugging all those dvds in a case. Much lighter, too.

We're trying to figure out what we need to bring with us. As of now, all we can really think of is clothing, the Wii, and the laptop. We'll ship any books that we need separately. I may need to buy a bike and take it on the plane with me.

I'll be leaving for Japan on July 26th. Stef will follow me out with Kelsey on the 15th (or so) of August. We're going to drive (or fly, not sure yet) to California around the 6th or 7th of July, and I'll fly back on the 24th in preparation for the orientation in Salt Lake on the 25th. I'll arrive in Japan on the 27th and go to some orientation meetings for a few days. Then, the real adventure starts.

Stef and I have started studying Japanese together in preparation. It's very exciting to think that we'll be able to communicate with each other in another language. Kelsey will probably pick up a bit of Japanese, too.

Stef is going through the final preparations to become a labor doula. She's flying out to Colorado for a conference at the beginning of May. She'll take the classes she needs, and then return to Utah to participate in a few births. She's already go some possible clients after setting up an ad on Craigslist. That's exciting for her. She's hoping to do a little bit of that while in Japan.