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New York City - Conclusion


December 4, 2006


Well, we're back in New York City and living a life that is same-same but different. Michael and I live in the same apartment we had before we left but we're engaged now, and our book collections are comingled. (Which for me is huge. Your milage may vary.) But the differences are mainly internal, subtle even to us and still being discovered.

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New York City - Conclusion
 

First Post: New York City - Introduction
Packing List - updated 1/27/06
Stats At A Glance - As of August 11, 2006

United States
June 15 '05: New York City - Introduction
June 16 '05: Stats At A Glance - As of August 11, 2006
August 08 '05: Charlotte, NC, USA - Yes Well, I've Never Heard of You Either
August 14 '05: Sunset Beach, NC, USA - Eating, Sleeping, and Sand
August 22 '05: Sunset Beach, NC, USA - Sloth
August 24 '05: Sunset Beach, NC, USA - Have Patience, Naked People
September 03 '05: Charlotte, NC, USA - DR 871 (Hurricane Katrina)
September 05 '05: Charlotte, NC, USA - Deployed
September 06 '05: Atlanta, GA, USA (airport) - Lots of Vomit and Not Much Red Cross
September 07 '05: Montgomery, AL, USA - Hurry Up and Wait
September 10 '05: Hurley, MS, USA - Every Thing
September 14 '05: Moss Point, MS, USA - Not About Me
September 16 '05: Moss Point, MS, USA - Dreams
September 18 '05: Moss Point, MS, USA - Ask Your Local Librarian
September 20 '05: Moss Point, MS, USA - Almost All Aboard
September 21 '05: Biloxi, MS, USA - It's Not Just New Orleans
September 22 '05: Gautier, MS, USA - Summing Up
September 24 '05: Reno, NV, USA
September 25 '05: Announcement: Reading in San Francisco
September 28 '05: San Francisco, CA, USA - Get Lost
October 02 '05: Orange, CA, USA - This is it...

Mexico
October 03 '05: Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico - Eating Barbecued Iguana
October 06 '05: Guerrero Negro, BCS, Mexico - It Would Have Been Better with Whales
October 06 '05: Guerrero Negro, BCS, Mexico - Salt
October 07 '05: Santa Rosalia, BCS, Mexico - What Am I Eating?
October 08 '05: Santa Rosalia, BCS, Mexico - The Ferry to Guaymas
October 12 '05: Miramar, Sonora, Mexico - Pearls Before Journalists
October 13 '05: Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico - Impressions
October 16 '05: Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico - No Me Gusta
October 17 '05: Santiago Ixcuintla, Nayarit, Mexico - Sweaty
October 18 '05: Mexcaltitan, Nayarit, Mexico - We Made It
October 19 '05: Mexcaltitan, Nayarit, Mexico - SHRIMP
October 20 '05: Mexcaltitan, Nayarit, Mexico - More shrimp
October 21 '05: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico - Solo Adultos
October 24 '05: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico - Folkancing, Beggars, and Wireless Internet
October 30 '05: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico - Peoplewatching
October 31 '05: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico - Servicio Postal Mexicano
November 01 '05: Mexico City, D.F., Mexico - Michael 1, Mexico 0
November 01 '05: Mexico City, D.F., Mexico - Lucha Libre
November 02 '05: Mexico City, D.F., Mexico - Dia de Muertos
November 05 '05: Mexico City, D.F., Mexico - Museo Frida Kahlo
November 06 '05: Mexico City, D.F., Mexico - Nike Corre
November 10 '05: Teotihuacan, Mexico - Pyramide del Sol
November 10 '05: Teotihuacan, Mexico - Pyramide de la Luna
November 12 '05: Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico - Sopa de Ajo
November 13 '05: Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico - Esperanza
November 15 '05: Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico - El Arbol del Tule
November 17 '05: Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico - Mira!
November 18 '05: San Cristobal De Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico - The Long and Winding Road
November 21 '05: San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico - Hace Frio
November 22 '05: San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico - Bureaucracy And Other Types of Crap
November 23 '05: Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico - Won't You Take Me To Palenque Town?
November 24 '05: Frontera Corozal, Chiapas, Mexico - Gracias, Mexico!

Central America
November 24 '05: Bethel, Guatemala - Deliver Us From Howler Monkeys
November 25 '05: Bethel, Peten, Guatemala - Day One
November 26 '05: Flores, Peten, Guatemala - Mermaids
November 28 '05: Antigua, Guatemala - Back to School
December 09 '05: Antigua, Guatemala - School's Out!
December 10 '05: Chichicastenango, Guatemala - Nobody Here But Us Chickens
December 11 '05: Chichicastenango, Guatemala - To Market, To Market

United States
December 29 '05: Charlotte, NC, USA - Vacation From Our Vacation

Central America
December 31 '05: Panajachel, Guatemala - Back on the Road Again
January 01 '06: Panajachel, Guatemala - Feliz Año Nuevo!
January 02 '06: San Pedro La Laguna, Guatemala - Much More Like It
January 04 '06: San Pedro La Laguna, Guatemala - The Others
January 05 '06: San Pedro La Laguna, Guatemala - Mumbly Joe, Greedy Sue and Juan
January 06 '06: Rio Dulce, Guatemala - Seriously, Why Is This Lady Sitting On Me?
January 07 '06: Livingston, Guatemala - Tapado
January 08 '06: Livingston, Guatemala - An Investment In Humanity
January 09 '06: Livingston, Guatemala - A Day At The Beach
January 10 '06: Livingston, Guatemala - America's Most Wanted
January 11 '06: Chiquimula, Guatemala - The Magic Eye
January 11 '06: Copan Ruinas, Honduras - More Minibusses
January 12 '06: Copan Ruinas, Honduras - Things Made of Corn
January 13 '06: Copan Ruinas, Honduras - Pupusas
January 14 '06: Copan Ruinas, Honduras - The Actual Ruins
January 15 '06: Santa Rosa de Copan, Honduras - Distracted by Cuba
January 16 '06: Santa Rosa de Copan, Honduras - See Anything Green?
January 17 '06: Nueva Ocotepeque, Honduras - Tibia
January 18 '06: La Palma, El Salvador - Quarters
January 19 '06: La Palma, El Salvador - Fernando Llort
January 22 '06: La Palma, El Salvador - The Saga of El Pital
January 23 '06: San Salvador, El Salvador - Suba, suba, suba!
January 24 '06: San Salvador, El Salvador - Mallratas.
January 25 '06: San Salvador, El Salvador - Peace Corps Kids and Regular Americans
January 27 '06: San Salvador, El Salvador - City Life
January 28 '06: San Miguel, El Salvador - A Fight
January 29 '06: Perquin, El Salvador - Our First Pickup
January 30 '06: El Mozote, El Salvador - Memorial
January 31 '06: Perquin, El Salvador - Revolution Museum
February 01 '06: Tegucigalpa, Honduras - We're Back!
February 02 '06: Tegucigalpa, Honduras - La Virgen de Suyapa
February 03 '06: Tegucigalpa, Honduras - A Narrow Escape?
February 04 '06: Tegucigalpa, Honduras - Ready to Move On
February 05 '06: Esteli, Nicaragua - One Cordoba
February 06 '06: Esteli, Nicaragua - People We Met Today
February 07 '06: Esteli, Nicaragua - A Walk Around Town
February 08 '06: Juigalpa, Nicaragua - Just Passing Through
February 09 '06: Rama, Nicaragua - A Blessing
February 10 '06: Laguna de Perlas - Detour
February 11 '06: Laguna de Perlas - Just Refreshin'
February 12 '06: Big Corn Island, Nicaragua - The Fish Boat
February 13 '06: Big Corn Island, Nicaragua - Flea Bites and Bad Weather
February 14 '06: Big Corn Island, Nicaragua - Happy Valentine's Day. We're Out of Shrimp.
February 15 '06: Little Corn Island, Nicaragua - Here At Last (Part I)
February 15 '06: Little Corn Island, Nicaragua - Here At Last (Part II)
February 17 '06: Little Corn Island, Nicaragua - You Can Stop Feeling Sorry For Us Now
February 18 '06: Little Corn Island, Nicaragua - Buying Cheese
February 21 '06: Little Corn Island, Nicaragua - Snorkeling
February 22 '06: Little Corn Island, Nicaragua - Last Day in Paradise.
February 23 '06: San Jose, Costa Rica - Four Kinds of Transportation, Plus Walking
February 24 '06: San Jose, Costa Rica - Electricity and a Variety of Cheeses
February 27 '06: San Jose, Costa Rica - Fireworks
February 28 '06: Panama City, Panama - Why Not Just Charge an Entry Fee?
March 01 '06: Panama City, Panama - La Cascada
March 02 '06: Panama City, Panama - A Trip to the Hospital.
March 03 '06: Panama City, Panama - A Sailboat to South America. Maybe.
March 04 '06: Panama City - A Man, A Plan, A Canal, Panama!
March 05 '06: Portobelo, Panama - The Sailboat

At Sea
March 06 '06: Somewhere in the Caribbean - We're All Going To Die
March 06 '06: Comarca de Kuna Yala, Panama - Land!
March 07 '06: Chichime, Comarca de Kuna Yala - No Ribs For You!
March 09 '06: Somewhere in the Carribean - Wait, No, Sailing Is Bad Again

South America
March 10 '06: Cartagena, Colombia - South America!
March 13 '06: Cartagena, Colombia - Land-legs and Arepas
March 16 '06: Medellin, Colombia - La Noche de Hielo
March 17 '06: Medellin, Colombia - Mondongo
March 18 '06: Medellin, Colombia - Excuse Me, We´re Looking For The Butt?
March 21 '06: Medellin, Colombia - More Food Mishaps
March 23 '06: Cali, Colombia - The Double Yellow What Now?
March 24 '06: Cali, Colombia - Zoologico de Cali
March 25 '06: Popayan, Colombia - The White City
March 26 '06: Popayan, Colombia - Cerrado
March 27 '06: Pasto, Colombia - Out to Lunch
March 28 '06: Pasto, Colombia - Adpostal
March 29 '06: Quito, Ecuador - Checkpoints
March 30 '06: Quito, Ecuador - Behind-the-Scenes Minutia
April 02 '06: Quito, Ecuador - Flush It Down Even If It's Yellow, Please
April 03 '06: Quito, Ecuador - Alliterative Couples
April 04 '06: Quito, Ecuador - Basilica del Voto Nacional: More Than Just a View
April 05 '06: Quito, Ecuador - Mitad del Mundo (The Equator, You Guys!)
April 06 '06: Quito, Ecuador - Hostile Hostel
April 07 '06: Baños, Ecuador - Melcocha
April 08 '06: Baños, Ecuador - A Very Short Hike
April 09 '06: Baños, Ecuador - Palm Sunday
April 10 '06: Baños, Ecuador - Fireplace
April 11 '06: Alausí, Ecuador - Assigned Seating
April 12 '06: Alausí, Ecuador - El Nariz del Nevermind
April 13 '06: Cuenca, Ecuador - Fresh Air? No Thank You.
April 14 '06: Cuenca, Ecuador - A New York City Moment
April 15 '06: Cuenca, Ecuador - No Hay Cambio
April 16 '06: Cuenca, Ecuador - Maybe It's the Beard
April 17 '06: Cuenca, Ecuador - Dropping Out
April 18 '06: Cuenca, Ecuador - Two Liters of House Red
April 21 '06: Cuenca, Ecucador - An Uneventful Week
April 22 '06: Cuenca, Ecucador - Payaso!
April 24 '06: Cuenca, Ecuador - Parque Nacional Cajas
April 25 '06: Loja, Ecuador - Adios, Cuenca
April 26 '06: Piura, Peru - Ceviche
April 28 '06: Piura, Peru - The Big Split-Up
April 29 '06: Lima, Peru - Catacombs
April 30 '06: Lima, Peru - Sick
May 02 '06: Lima, Peru - Still Sick, But Probably Getting Better.
May 03 '06: Lima, Peru - A Three Hour Tour
May 04 '06: Lima, Peru - Crowning Glory
May 06 '06: Nazca, Peru - At Least We Weren't In With The Luggage
May 07 '06: Nazca, Peru - Monkey! Monkey! On the Left!
May 08 '06: Cuzco, Peru - Sold Out
May 09 '06: Cuzco, Peru - Finger Puppets
May 10 '06: Cuzco, Peru - Booked
May 11 '06: Cuzco, Peru - Spider! Spider! On the Bed!
May 14 '06: Cuzco, Peru - Briefing
May 15 '06: Salkantay Trek, Peru - Day One
May 16 '06: Salkantay Trek, Peru - Day Two
May 17 '06: Salkantay Trek, Peru - Day Three
May 18 '06: Salkantay Trek, Peru - Day Four
May 19 '06: Machu Picchu, Peru
May 20 '06: Cuzco, Peru - God Grant Me the Serenity of the Choclera
May 24 '06: Tipón, Peru - Where Michael Ate A Guinea Pig
May 25 '06: Somewhere Between Cuzco and Puno, Peru - Protest, Day One
May 26 '06: Somewhere Between Cuzco and Puno, Peru - Protest, Day Two
May 27 '06: Puno, Peru - The Floating Islands of the Uros
May 28 '06: Copacabana, Bolivia - Don't You Know Who We Are?
May 29 '06: Copacabana, Bolivia - Well, The Hotel Is Nice
May 30 '06: La Paz, Bolivia - Nobody Told Us There Was Going To Be a Raft
June 02 '06: La Paz, Bolivia - The Paraguayan Embassy
June 04 '06: Oruro, Bolivia - Danky 21
June 05 '06: Oruro, Bolivia - Not a Bad Place to Get Stuck In.
June 06 '06: Uyuni, Bolivia - On the Train
June 07 '06: Uyuni, Bolivia - Minuteman Pizza
June 08 '06: Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia - Day One
June 09 '06: Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia - Day Two
June 10 '06: Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia - Day Three
June 11 '06: Potosí, Bolivia - A Terrible Road That Wasn't So Bad After All
June 13 '06: Potosí, Bolivia - The Wedding of Fidel Castro and Virginia Pimentel
June 14 '06: Sucre, Bolivia - Hairlookers
June 16 '06: Sucre, Bolivia - Extension of Stay
June 20 '06: Cochabamba, Bolivia - The Post-Overnight Bus Dilemma
June 27 '06: Villa Tunari, Bolivia - Next Stop Willoughby
June 28 '06: Villa Tunari, Bolivia - Inti Wara Yassi
June 29 '06: Santa Cruz, Bolivia - Escape from Villa Tunari
June 30 '06: Santa Cruz, Bolivia - A Small Moment of Perfection
July 04 '06: Gran Chaco Highway - En Route to Paraguay
July 05 '06: Filadelfia, Paraguay - These Are the Voyages of the Trans-Chaco Highway
July 06 '06: Filadelfia, Paraguay - A Breath of Fresh Air
July 07 '06: Loma Plata, Paraguay - Everyone's Super Nice And There's Lots of Meat
July 08 '06: Filadelfia, Paraguay - Our First Surly Paraguayans
July 09 '06: Concepción, Paraguay - Two Bus Rides, No Mas
July 10 '06: Concepción, Paraguay - We Are Two People Who Want to Go to Asunción By Boat
July 12 '06: Concepción, Paraguay - A Dog's Life
July 13 '06: Ponte Porã, Brazil - I Don't Think We're In Paraguay Anymore
July 14 '06: Ponte Porã, Brazil - Parque Nacional Cerro Corá (Paraguay)
July 15 '06: Concepción, Paraguay - Brazil, We Hardly Knew You
July 16 '06: Río Paraguay, Paraguay - The Cacique II