**GOING-GOING-GONE**

How long do you think it takes to download your life on to a memory stick? And more to the point, how many gigs are you worth? The answers are humbling!!! Three months have gone by incredibly quickly; since our last posting sometime in June, we have sold our treasured home, got rid of most of our possessions by donating, via numerous garage sales and signed up for a year-long adventure in Tajikistan (The Roof of the World) starting October 3rd of this year. To that end, we completed an intensive and intriguing training in Ottawa, Canada with CUSO-VSO for five days. At our training, we met around 25 other volunteers who will be sent out to all corners of the world to help make the world a (little) better place. Without exception interesting, committed and driven people with all kinds of expertise. We have already started creating a new family. The training was fun too, so we shared laughs and tears on this wonderful new Journey. We promised to mention Chiara Marcazzan our Volunteer Ad...

...CITY OF ANGELS TO RED HERO, not so quick though .... Well, we were on our way to Ulan Bator (Red Hero) but that fell through unfortunately; this is the way it seems to work in this line of work; many unexpected twists and turns; we are waiting for other offers. Still plan to be gone by September/October this year. First things first though. Gotta sell our piece of paradise to continue the dream...... Our San Pedro home will be on the market in two to three weeks; please pass on the message to anybody you know and who is looking for a spectacular ocean view property with an orchard and  huge garden  (well, you know what we are talking about)..... Sunflowers with a view Coffee corner La Paloma Mangos, lemons and limes   Welcome to 2800 S. Anchovy South facing sunroom Master Bedroom with Ocean view Living room with fireplace Original kitchen Characteristics : 3 bedroom, 2 bathrooms, hardwood floors, original slate entrance, fireplace, garage, sunro...

Now that we've discovered Paradise, the open road beckons again. So, in search of adventure, we are exchanging the perfect Southern California weather and Pacific Ocean views for urban life in UlaanBataar, Mongolia. Yes, you read right; Mongolia also known as Big Sky Country.You know, Genghis Khan, the Silk Road and the Gobi Desert. This blog will record our departure plans through a year of working for CUSO-VSO in Central Asia. UB (did you know this means "Red Hero"?) here we come. The views expressed in this weblog are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect those of VSO .