"Where are you guys going and what will you be doing?"

Hi everyone,

Only 2 more sleeps until our excellent adventure begins!
We leave on April 28 and everyone is asking us where we are going and what will we be doing.
So here is the short answer.
We are going to A Rocha Kenya (ARK) for 3 months to participate in the Christian conservation work happening there. We will then be backpacking around Kenya for August.
If you want more info on ARK check out: http://www.arocha.org/ke-en/index.html
and to learn about one of their on going projects watch this video:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2504470503567224119# .

Thanks for all your prayers and support.

Ted & Mary

Funny insight into "Taking a Year Off" from the blog "Stuff White People like"

Hi Everyone,
Here is a link to one of my favorite satirical blogs. Ted and I are only taking four months off but I think this still applies. Enjoy...and remember it's written by a white guy explaining white middle class culture. His insights are pretty spot on.
http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2009/01/11/120-taking-a-year-off/

Planning...so much planning

We just heard the good new last week that we are accepted to volunteer at A Rocha Kenya http://www.arocha.org/ke-en/index.html for three months starting May 2010! We plan to backpack around Kenya for a month after volunteering. So much to get ready. We are both so excited.