Lola’s Southern Goodbye: Georgia and Florida

We continued to move quickly through South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida to reach our delivery date, Wednesday September 21st, at the Port of Jacksonville.  Although the ship would not be  leaving until October 4th, we were able to drop her off early so that we could spend a little time in Guatemala being tourists before our language course […]

A quick dash through Idaho

We didn’t spend a ton of time in Idaho, but the time we spent there was pretty quality and definitely has made us want to come back. From Burns we made a run for the Sawtooth National Forest. On the way, we passed through Boise and restocked the larder. Food, fuel, and a few supplies […]

So You’re a Teacher?

Many children and many adults are starting school today, September 1st, it’s a new beginning a fresh opportunity…it’s a perfect time to reflect on my teaching life. One of the ways I convinced myself it was OK to take a break from my teaching career was because I’m a special ed teacher.  In my career, […]

Klamath Falls and Burns

After departing Ashland we drove towards Klamath Falls, where we met Todd’s grad school buddy.  He is a professor at Oregon Tech, he’s pretty amazing. He’s the resident geotech professor at this small college.  And he’s probably the resident geotech within a 200 mile radius too. The school is a teaching college and that is his […]