Holiday Inn Green Bay-City Centre, Wi

... I'm not sure why, but that whole process doesn't seem as scary anymore.

I was VERY close to signing up for a volunteer trip to Costa Rica when the Morocco opportunity came my way. After I got back from Morocco, I wanted to make this a reality, so I signed up to volunteer for one week in an orphanage in Costa Rica at the end of February. The program is through (IVHQ) International Volunteer HeadQuarters, and I have heard nothing but positive ...

... My Sisters Keeper based on the Jodi Piccoult book, all she has to say is READ THE BOOK! Ha, ha. We both enjoyed heading off and doing our own thing but we are never disappointed to meet up again.

We stayed in High Cliff State park, on another gigantic lake (Lake Winnebago!) with big gigantic beautiful limestone cliffs that you can walk along and even through. We enjoyed walking through ...

After picking up our cool little Toyota motor we headed up to Green Bay. The Wisconsin countryside is beautiful and made me and Adrian both think respectively of our home countries. I guess it was the farm landscapes. They are beautiful.

We had a nice quiet evening and the next day we went to the wildlife santuary where we saw cute little coyotes, bob cats, a cougar, otters ...

... us were pretty close together. I watched lots of movies and played lots of Solitare. I tried sleeping, but I just can't get comfy enough. Thankfully I had my pashmina along! A very nice extra blanket. We tried to do another "Roman" tour at the Detroit airport - fountains, Metro, lots of people We were very excited to be back in the States.

I am so glad I went on this trip. I have always ...

... and face the rain head on!!

It was nice ride out of Fayette. About 75 miles of two lane road in the pouring rain. It was a fun ride still maintaining 60-65 mph. It was a pretty amazing ride even in the rain. I can only imagine how much more awesome it would have been if it werent raining. Check out the pics.

It rained hard for the first three hours of todays ride. Unforntunatly my feet got soaked ...

Well, I've started this travel blog a little prematurely, but I'm too excited to keep everything quiet. Trisha and I have officially started saving for our world travel adventure which will begin on the 6th of April 2010. Still deciding exactly where to start our trip and how it's all going to work out. All I know is that it WILL happen. 9 months to go. Until then this blog will help me organize my thoughts, ideas and potential travel destinations. Can't wait to get started.

... jumper of a plane. NOT good for me. I really hope this next flight goes better. 9 hours on a plane, not gonna lie, kinda scares me. Floyd has been having a lot of fun with me. We've been exploring the airport. Ok, well there's about another hour before we board.

... everyone enjoyed reading this blog before, during and after our GSE experience in Morocco. Thank you for reading and taking the journey with me! It was great to be able to share my thoughts and photos with everyone at home, as well as friends I made along the way. And I'm glad it made family of other team members glad to see loved ones doing well.

So, au revoire, until next time...I am hoping to use this site again when I go to Costa Rica, inshallah. :)

... the other two weeks!) figure out what gifts to get for my host families (but I still need to find out who I'll be staying with/how many I'll need) pay bills for that month or at least have them ready to go for someone to mail make copies of passport, drivers license, credit cards, etc. for people at home get everything done at work ahead of time ( at least the things that can be done ahead of time) pick up extra ...

... separating the classrooms. It is easy to imagine the decibel level when class is in session. So I have much to get back to, but this vacation in Wisconsin is a welcome break. A change of scenery, and perspective to think about what I've already done and what is in the future. I want to wish you all a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and a Joyous New Year. Safe travels. Peace One Love Jennifer p.s. It's really bleeping cold here!!