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I guess this thing needs an Intro…

Wednesday, May 25th, 2005

marisa and sean

I just started this blog by typing out some thoughts…didn’t even think to do an Intro, like an “About Us” section…so here it is!

Who are we? Marisa and Sean

Age?

    Marisa — 28
    Sean — 26

Where do we live? Leander, Texas, USA

Where have we lived?

    Marisa — Bangkok, Miami, Houston, San Antonio, Brisbane (Australia), Austin, Leander

    Sean — Westerville (Ohio), Powell (Ohio), Noblesville (Indiana), Cicero (Indiana),
    Scottsdale (Arizona), Pittsburgh, Austin, Leander

Where have we been?

    Marisa — Thailand, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, England, Norway, Sweden, Holland,
    Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Belize, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Mexico

    Sean — Canada, Mexico, England, Wales

Hobbies/Interests?

    Marisa — travelling (of course!), rock climbing, hiking, jewelry making, sewing, crafting, DIY,
    knitting/crocheting, adrenalin-pumping adventure sports, earth studies, kayaking,
    art, photography

    Sean — rock climbing, car racing, soccer, woodworking, video games, computers

Occupation:

    Marisa — bench jeweler, ‘professional student’
    Sean — electical engineer (integrated circuit designer)

What else is there to know…hmmm…Well, Sean and I have been together for almost 4 1/2 years now. I plan to drag him all over the world with me 😉

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Guidebook Whore

Tuesday, May 24th, 2005

I feel like I am somewhat of a Guidebook whore. So, I have 4 guidebooks on hand relevant for my trip:

1) Footprint South American Handbook 2004, which I found extremely handy on my trip last year
2) Buenos Aires Insight Cityguide — I saw it at Half Priced Books for under $5, and just had to scoop it up
3) South America on a Shoestring — a much used book borrowed from a British guy named Stef
4) Lonely Planet’s Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay guide — another much used book borrowed from Stef

Wow, I am *not*, I repeat, *not* going to carry all of these books down there. I love love love the Footprints guide, so I’m definitely taking that. Plus, who knows if I’ll want to wander away from Argentina…so it would be nice to have the other countries in there as well. I think the BsAs cityguide contains too much verbage to carry — I want maps, hostels, basic info. I can read the history while I’m at home.

But I think I’ll let Sean bring the South America on a Shoestring guide…just in case he lands in Buenos Aires and is not able to find me…he can use that as a guide. I’ll probably send that one home with him, too, since I favor Footprints over Lonely Planent for South America. The LP Argentina guide..hmm…maybe I’ll carry that one initially…

Guidebooks, guidebooks, guidebooks!

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It Takes Two to Tango…

Sunday, May 22nd, 2005
Why the title, you may ask...Well, I'm making this trip with my boyfriend, Sean. At least 2 weeks of it. I am flying down to Buenos Aires on the 23rd, and will stay till Sept 2nd (about 6 ... [Continue reading this entry]

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