The Planning Phase

Hey guys, I know its been about two weeks. But let me tell you, they have been some incredibly uneventful two weeks. Since last we talked, all my time has been spent trying prepare for the upcoming months. My last day of work is to be tomorrow. After that its a tour of the north island, a week in fiji, back here for a couple of days, and then off for 4 months of travel as I make my way back to the States. So in preparation for that, the past two weeks have been a blur of buying plane tickets, finding places to sleep, researching travel plans, contacting old friends, and the like. I, of course have also been preparing my goodbyes. Last night I made my last batch of kasespetzle for the family (a german dish which I taught myself to cook and is one of the house favorites here). Along with saying my goodbyes to extended branches of the Martelli family and distant friends. My last couchsurfing meeting was last night. Which I suppose could have been more eventful, but to be honest I'm just to lazy to meet new people at the moment. Anyways, that has been me recently. Just workin and plannin. My entries from this point on will become more spread out (as if they weren't already) but also FAR more interesting. I love you guys, and I'm on my way home. (Just taking a really round about way of getting there.)