Help us out by buying things you’d normally buy anyway, through Amazon.com. We created an Amazon.com link below with some of the best items we took on this trip. If you plan to buy these or anything else through Amazon in the next few months, go ahead and do it here. You […]

Yesterday at 12:26 PM, my younger sister gave birth to her first baby.  WELCOME TO THE WORLD BABY KENDALL!!!  We enjoyed seeing you over Skype, and look forward to seeing you in person soon.  Baby Kendall weighed 6 lbs 9 ounces, and arrived one day late - not too bad!  Baby, mom, and dad are […]

I’d really like to help my friend Huong in her quest for raising money to fight cancer.  My mom was diagnosed with lung cancer almost a year ago and I’ve become much more aware of cancer since then.  One statistic which I feel people should be aware of is that 1 […]

After a year and a half living in a Volkswagen van, we are in desperate need of some new music.  Ana has been attempting to keep me entertained by singing her Romanian car trip songs, but they are only bits and pieces of what she can remember from childhood.  Help me!  If you have some […]

Well, as some of you know, Mango has had an elusive stalling problem for the past few months. The problem is that she stalls when the engine gets hot or we are driving uphill for a while. This is kind of scary down here in Guatemala because Guatemala is very mountainous and the […]

We have added several new galleries to our Photos page from our time in Mexico.  In addition, check out our July 6th “Hiking to Lava Flows on Volcano Pacaya” and June 19th “Giant Sea Turtles in Tulum” postings and pictures below.  We have been busy the last week visiting Chad’s friend Paul in Tejutla, Guatemala.  […]

I just found out today from my wonderful big brother that he will be a father!  Meaning that soon (actually more like ~Feb. 2009) I will be an AUNT!  I am so excited.  Congratulations Dan and Margy, you will make two fantastic parents and I can’t wait to meet the little guy or gal.