Signing off from the USA

Just an itinerary update: Tomorrow Laura Erceg and I begin our slow journey to Vladivostok and Ekaterinburg, respectively. We are leaving bright and early from Bemidji in the Hoody camry, which is taking us to MSP. From there we are flying to Amsterdam and then to St. Petersburg. We will be in Piter until August 20th, at which point we are hopping on a train to Moscow. In Moscow we will have a week and a half orientation with the Fulbright office and US Embassy. And then, finally, on August 31st, I will depart, most likely on a 24 hour train ride, for Ekaterinburg. And from there, the true adventure will begin...

I promise more exciting updates in the weeks that follow. Until then :)