Retirement

I really look up to Jason. I decided to follow his fine example and retire. You know, I think that I deserve it after five or six weeks of work. The pension really isn't quite what I was hoping for, but I think that I made the right decission.

I've been working for Hilferty Construction Co. this summer, and it's been a really great time. I've learned a lot and had some fun. The cool part is that Isaiah (yes, the non-blogging bassist) is/was my boss.

So now that work is out of the way it's time for me to take a trip. I'm leaving on Monday for Nepal. I'll be there for about three weeks, and I'm really excited. I've traveled a lot in the US and a good bing in Mexico and Canada, but I've never been acrosss the big pond.

It's going to be an awesome trip! For those of you who don't really follow geography, Nepal is a small extremely mountanous country sandwiched between India and Tibet. It's the home of many of the worlds highest mountains, including Mt. Everest. For those of you who don't follow obscure third world nation polotics, Nepal is a pretty dangerous place right now. There is kind of a civil war between the government and the Maoists (a communist party). There are some travel advisories against going there, but really no tourists hawve been targeted, and I feel like I'm doing the right thing.

I'm going with a brother and some friends and we'll be working in an orphanage in Kathmandu (the capital city) for a while, then we'll head into the mountains to work in some medical clinics, and hopefully we'll be teaching some english in the schools. And of course, I'll be working on my never ending musical side projects. I'm excited, and I'll see you all later!