May has been quite an interesting month thus far! Christie and Steve came to visit which was really nice. We love visitors as you can imagine, so it was great to do a little temple hopping, visit a traditional village and ride on bicycles. Hopefuly we'll be able to visit them in Berkeley sooner than later. We also have found a considerable amount of vacation due to Parents' Day, Children's Day, Buddha's Birthday, and a Sports Day thrown in there. It's been quite a nice schedule, what can I say. With the free time, Kip and I have been preparing much more for the trip. As of now, we are looking at Cartegena as our first destination. Look it up, it looks amazing! We are also running, biking, and and studying spanish. All of which I think is really hard! The next few months will be quite valuable as we try to take in Korea while also mentally/physically preparing to see family, friends, and a whole new continent! Goodbye rice and kimchi, Hello rice and beans.