A lot as changed since last I used this blog.
I went back to the US, entered an amazing relationship with Mika, my best friend of several years, and graduated (just under a year early) from Lewis & Clark. After that, I moved to Alaska for three months to work and save up some money while spending time with her family, we lived in Colorado for a month and got a CELTA certificate at Bridge TEFL, and visited friends and family on the West/best coast. Now, the next adventure.
Mika and I are moving to Turkey in just over a week to teach English. That’s the plan, anyway–we don’t have jobs lined up, and we don’t really know what’s going to happen. We’re just flying to Istanbul, armed with a TEFL certificate and our savings from the summer, looking to travel, teach, build our resumes, see the world, and delay the harsh realities of the domestic job market or graduate school for as long as feasibly possible. If all goes according to plan, we will settle in Istanbul for 6-12 months, then perhaps Egypt for a similar amount of time (Alexandria is calling to me), and then after that try to find a way to work in Africa. Who knows where we will end up after that?
I don’t intend to use this blog anymore, but it will remain here as long as WordPress continues to exist. However, if you’d like to follow our more current adventures, please visit and subscribe to our new, joint blog–The Way and the Wayfarers. Between the two of us, we will hopefully post frequently and keep everyone well updated with stories, information, and pictures. The journey continues. Thanks, everyone.
Neil
