72 more hours

down to the last 3 days.
going through the final checklist items before taking off for rio.
making plans for the writing gig in argentina.
lots of work and lots of research, but it should be a new, exciting experience.
easily the toughest part of leaving is saying good-bye to my dog jessie.
but she'll be in good hands, and hopefully she'll look at it as a mini-vacation.
15 months out of the country is a long time.
plan is 6 months in south america followed by a 9 month rtw going west to east.

still have so much shit to do before leaving, so i shouldn't be wasting my time on this blog crap. on that note, i'm out.