August | 2013 | Project Equator

Safari & Binoculars

Lisa • August 31

As we finalized the details for our safari in Tanzania in January it dawned on us…”WE NEED 7 PAIRS OF BINOCULARS!!!” Yikes! You can’t...

Eagle Project Update

Wescott • August 31

Thank you to everyone who has already donated! We now have at least two bookshelves worth of books! Island Books is absolutely ecstatic with the...

Bye, Bye Bug!

Lisa • August 30

Our good friend, Gail, is the proud owner of our convertible VW Beetle! She picked it up today and looked fabulous driving it out of the...

Picture & Fee Day

Lisa • August 30

Today is “Picture & Fee” day for sophomores at Mercer Island High School! On Mercer Island, picture day is a big deal at the middle school and high...

Phonecalling

Lisa • August 28

How do you get in touch with us over the next year? Well, of course there is email! We are all very good at that But phone calling is more...

Mail & Cleaning out Closets

Lisa • August 25

On top of all the other TODOs that we still need to complete in the next 15 days (YIKES!) we also have to get our house ready for our friends to move...

Oh Wait… we need Visas?

Cliff • August 24

Dialing in a little late on this one! We finally figured out that we need visas for 4 countries on the trip, and only 2 weeks to get them! A Briggs...

Thailand & Travel Books

Lisa • August 22

We still haven’t settled on where we are going in Thailand. We spent over 6 weeks there 12 years ago in 2001. We rented a car and drove around...

Power!

Lisa • August 20

Power as in energy, not political or social power One of the great challenges of international travel is power cords, battery life, global AC...

My Eagle Project

Wescott • August 18

After visiting my twin brothers’ orphanage in Vietnam roughly four years ago, I was inspired to make a change. Recently, a huge opportunity plopped...