Flying Time: That's Funny

So, we've only got 6 weeks left here in our lovely city called Melbourne. Then we're off to embark on our next adventure in El Salvador.

I just finished making a video on Final Cut Express about our travels through Cambodia and Thailand. I have to admit, it came out pretty cool. My degree in Visual Arts is finally being useful. That film production class I took really, really helped. I've remembered all of the basics as well. I just have to progress to actual films instead of videos. My next project is going to be about Peace Corps and the whole process of what's like to apply and work with Peace Corps. I also want to do a people documentary. The DV camera Will got me for Christmas is turning out to be so valuable!

I was just rereading my entries about our travels in Thailand and Cambodia. It made me yearn for more travel. Last night we were talking about going to India. That's our next big trip. When we finish paying off our student loans we going to take a month and travel around India. We have a lot of friends here from Bangladesh and India, it seems like such an interesting place to see. When we move to El Salvador, one of my goals is to visit every country in Central America and finally make it to Brazil. I'm going to study Brazilian Portuguese every day so that when I get there I can have a proper conversation with people. My Portuguese in fine, but I've spent my time learning european Portuguese and it's really differnt from what is spoken in Brazil. Sometimes I like to pretend I'm from Brazil and no one questions it because I look Brazilian. I'd love to do my teaching certificate program there...but we'll see. Should I decide to, it will probably be Argentina.

The countries I most want to visit in south America: Brazil, Argentina and Peru.

Ah, the places I've gone and the places we're going. When I was in highschool I never imagined I'd come this far in life or do all the things I have done. I'm going to be married to an American with the last name of Smith, I went to university in Spain, I learnt a third language, I will have a masters degree, I've ridden in the back of a smelly mini-van in rural Cambodia, I've met someone who thinks I'm a fabulous person and I like red wine.

I've even had a bacterial intestinal infection in Thailand. Huh. Boy, do I feel lucky to be me and have the life that I have. I wouldn't trade places with Jennifer Lopez if they paid me.