Mission Preparations

Thourough preparation is vital to the success of the Asian Invasion of Ecuador. Here are the briefs of the preparation.


I'm counting down the days till the school year is finished (26). This also means that I don't much time to get my ducks in order for my 2 year move to Ecuador. I've been mostly spending my time thinking on the fun stuff I want to do once I'm there and not taking care of stuff I need to do here before I go. Mostly I need to figure out what I'm going to do with my "stuff." Car, motorcycle, toys, furniture... Its expensive to ship anything to Ecuador so I am planning on moving down there with 2 piece of checked luggage (at 50lbs each), 1 carry on, and a backpack. Considering my 2 surfboards will need to be checked, there isn't room for much else.

Everything is time sensitive... I can't sell my car too early, what will I drive until I leave? I could ride my motorcycle but I also need to sell that as well, not going to keep it in storage for 2 years. Storage? what am I going to keep in storage and what am I going to get rid of. Get rid of? How am I going to get rid of it, just donate it to Goodwill, give it to friends or try to sell it on craigslist or Ebay. And don't even get me started on the visa situation. Everytime I contact a consulate or embassy, I get different answers.

So where am I in the process? I got my travel shots and some malaria pills. I have an awesome 2 month travel itenerary penciled in for this summer before I start work (but nothing booked). I have an apartment arranged in Quito, sight unseen just photos they sent me. I know I need to be at work on August 20th.

So needless to say, there is going to be a lot of things that need to be done within the last few weeks before I leave. I'm not too stressed about it though actually. I'm just enjoying my time here with my friends and looking forward to a new adventure in my life. Btw, I plan on leaving Denver on June 1st, we'll see if that happens.