This is what we'll be missing.

This is our kitten, McGee. He has a stink eye. When we go to Ecuador we will be leaving him behind along with our golden retriever, Sydney. We will miss them. But mostly Sydney. She actually listens to directions.

Time to Get Crazy ( "Loco" That Is).

Well, it hasn't even been a full week, but already Jon and I feel the looming craziness that we know will engulf us over the next couple months. We have a marriage certificate to authorize, vaccinations to get stuck with, airline tickets to change, bank accounts to open, HIV tests to take, and yes... police reports to obtain. (I hope they don't find anything suspicious.) On top of all this, we want to spend time with all the people we love, while trying to pack up our few belongings to put away in storage. Luckily we're both pretty laid back. I'm not sure I'll be able to say this in a month or so, but I can now and that's all that matters. One step at a time. 

Ecuador, we are coming...

I started this blog because Jon and I found out today that I was offered a 2nd grade teaching position at InterAmerican Academy in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Jon's brother, David, and our sister-in-law, Danielle are already down there and put in a good word for us, so we decided to follow them into Latin America... We figured when the time comes, there may be people who want to read about our adventures.  I also figured that if we're going to follow the "Senior Richerts" around, I might as well make a sweet blog like theirs. So here it is: a short, simple first blog that will be followed by many more as we prepare to move our lives and very few belongings down to South America. Welcome to our adventure!