Dearest loved ones (and random people who find our blog on-line),
We’ll given it a lot of thought and are coming home earlier than planned. Our funds are low and we’re beyond our breaking point when it comes to constantly being on the move, sightseeing day after day. We’ve had a blast (mostly 
) but it’s time to end our adventure. Three months was just too long. 
In retrospect, we would have cut out some of the places we’re already seen and instead would have completed our Italy trip, North to South, and of course seen Turkey, but that’s what you learn from travelling (i.e. Lisbon wasn’t worth it)! We’re spending our last week in Florence and will then come home via London on November 24/25.
We are sad that we won’t get to romp around Southern Italy and Istanbul, but they will wait for another day. There comes a point when traveling this much no longer feels like a vacation, but work. Having both studied abroad, we both appreciate the ability to sit back and plant some roots……something that is impossible when you pack up your bag every few days and head for somewhere new. That said, these past two months have been beyond amazing and we can’t wait to share our un-blogged about adventures and countless photographs with you all when we come home.
It will be sooooooooooo good to sleep in our own beds. And let’s face it, we miss La Cornetta, TJ’s and being able to read and understand everything in sight. However, constantly having to adjust to new languages, cuisines and customs has given us a much greater appreciation for the millions of people around the world who find themselves forced to adapt to new environments. This has been a physical, emotional and intellectual adventure and we wouldn’t trade it for anything.
-Yours truly,
Jakey & Moll
Adventurers Extraordinaire
5 Comments
November 18, 2006 at 4:15 pm
sounds like you guys had an awesome time! can’t wait to talk to you when you get home.
Love you,
Lizzy
November 19, 2006 at 7:54 pm
Good choice. I remember that gnawing sense of unease that would creep in around 5:00 in the afternoon when I knew that we would have to pick yet another place to find dinner or stay in our grim room and have crackers and cheese. Home began to look really good. See you soon.
November 20, 2006 at 11:13 pm
You just need to go fly standby a day early and see if you can find people on flights you want to be on and put “I’m a terrorist” stickers on their backs and you should be home for tday!
Just kidding! It will be great to see you all when you get back! We can have tea and tell stories. Err, something like that anyway.
November 21, 2006 at 6:34 am
Hey Molly..sounds like it was beyond amazing, I know what you mean about hitting a wall with traveling..sometimes being in your own bed is so appealing….ooh La Cornetta. we should meet there.B and I are walking distance from there, after all. Shucks,I know I didn’t write much but I am sucked into that abyss called grad school. It sounds like you have grown in countless ways since we last spoke..Take care and get in touch when things settle down. love, Sarah
November 24, 2006 at 7:00 pm
Oh yes, I totally understand the extended vacation feels like torture– 3 months in Costa Rica did that to me. I can’t wait to see you, Jake, and hopefully actually meet you, Molly! Cheers!
Kerry
PS- Jake, does this mean you’ll be running the Academy of Sciences run with me on Nov 25? j/k