3 months later

Finds us missing…

• CHAPATTIS! (not shocking)
• boda boda rides by boda boda drivers in full winter parkas and hats in 80+ degree weather
• the simplicity of our lives. wake, walk, talk, learn, create, enjoy, eat, sleep, repeat.
• Mount Wanale
• the ladies. This one’s a constant.

Experiencing the DEEP American South

We’ve been calling Atlanta (Marietta), GA home since our return stateside in August. Atlanta has a DOPE food scene (shout out to Community BBQ, The General Muir, Antico Pizza, Gio’s, Mary Mac’s and Tasty China), southern hospitality, many new friends, family and pup, real good weather, a park to rival that Central one in NYC, and far too many Confederate flags for our taste.

Preparing to embark on adventure

In less than a week, when all the turkey has been spoken for and the pie is gone, Jack and I will road trip West for our soon to be new home of Portland, OR. MAJOR shoutout to N&L Parrish for meeting the OBSCENE 15+ boxes that are currently en route to meet them–we owe you  much craft beer, expensive bourbon and good food, and we intend to make good on that just as soon as we get there.

Pacific Northwest meets Midwest by way of DC and Uganda. Needless to say we’re excited about the journey that will take us there.

Our life in a room

This is probably the first and last time all of our material possessions will fit into one room. Furniture, you ask? Craigslist, a moving sale and helpful friends took care of that. Clothes, silverware, plates, rugs, unnecessary junk? Gone! Mainly to the trash. We probably owe DC Trash collection a tip for all of the mess they picked up, purged from the depths of 3 years of apartment living (read: hoarding). There is real beauty in untying the knots of material possessions. We can get new dressers, chairs, jars of sesame oil at the store tomorrow if necessary. Ikea, Target, The Whole Foods and the next garage sale are generally just a short drive away.

We’ve yet to experience any remorse or loss for all of the things we let go and it feels good to see everything we’ve walked away with. All it took was 2 road trips to Atlanta rocking only the side view mirrors, a few boxes to Fed Ex and willing parents providing said room to store our possessions. Move is complete, now on to all things travel.

Tomorrow we leave for the first leg of our trip, Amsterdam.