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Where We’ve Been
Many, many places in Guatemala, Belize, New Zealand and Australia. It’s been a travel intensive month.
The Highs
- New Zealand. It’s almost painfully beautiful.
- Our first successful use of Couchsurfing.com. We met some great people and had a much richer experience in Auckland because of it. Without realizing it we also taught them a couple of “Americanisms” that they thought were humorous (“tater,” “spork” and “holiday party”, of all things) which was wildly entertaining to me. You never know what you will contribute to other people.
- Checking out Tikal before the Mayan calendar ran out. And the whole “world not ending” thing. That was pretty great, too.
- Drinking a pumpkin spice latte inside a Target in San Francisco. Don’t judge me.
The Lows
- Missing Christmas with my family. It’s the first time I haven’t celebrated with them, which was a bummer. As a result, next year I will be extra full of holiday spirit, so they’d better beware!
- John getting a buzz cut in Belize. He asked for “the same just a little shorter” and before you know it the guy had buzzed a line down the center of his head. There’s no going back after that – hello Army Recruit Larson! It’s not that bad, really, and now he won’t need another hair cut for a while. :)
Things I’ve Learned
Traveling in expensive countries is a lot less fun than traveling in cheap ones. For this reason we’ve decided to nix both Japan and South Korea from our travel itinerary, favoring the less expensive options in Southeast Asia. Maybe we can hit Japan someday when we have a little more wiggle room in our budget.
What’s Up Next
Indonesia!
