Gettin' Ready

Less than three months before departure. Looks like the farm we were hoping for in Argentina might fall through. Since Argentina is going to be in our path anways, we may extend our stays on the farms in Uruguay and Chile and forego the Argentina farms altogether. Both of the others sounded more exciting and unique anyhow.

We are spending time in camping stores, realizing just how much money people spend on things that are light or waterproof or what-not.

We are also trying to spend time at the library and bookstores to fill up our brains with thoughts and ideas of some of the great Agrarian thinkers, food philosophers and travel gurus. Books are heavy, so we better read now.
























Plane tickets will be purchased soon. How would YOU like to store some of our stuff in your attic/basement/garage?

South America to Appalachian Mountains

You may know of my (Tracy) plans to go to grad school in Sustainable Development. I recently found out that I was accepted to Appalachian State in the program, and I was already able to defer for a year, so everything is set up for me to start in fall 2009. This is one of the reasons we are taking this trip; to learn about global sustainability. It's my hope that I will pick up many useful techniques and skills that I will be able to implement when we return. This gives us a timeline to return in early August to finish moving to Boone, find a place to live, and readjust to things in the US before starting school.

Until then, I have picked up a job with the sweet potato breeding department at NCSU, helping researchers in the greenhouse and field. I'm acquiring a nice farmer's tan, and learning more than most people would care to know about sweet potatoes (but I find it very interesting as I'm a plant geek).