Jan 21 2011
How’s Your World Lately?
Our world travelling has come to a (hopefully temporary) halt for the time being, as you’ll no doubt have noticed. The reason is not hard to guess; like many other people, we’ve been hit pretty hard by the economic climate of the past few years.
We’re not as bad off as some people; we didn’t lose our house, and our home mortgage wasn’t so bad off that we considered foreclosure rather than refinancing. We both still have our jobs, unlike approximately one in ten Americans.
However, it looks as if our explorations will be limited in scope for the foreseeable future. Instead of Antarctica, we’ll probably visit the in-laws in Illinois. Instead of the Himalayas, we’ll strap on our Sorel boots and do some skiing in Stovington.
Please don’t interpret this as bitterness; the US is filled with plenty of beautiful, unique destinations…and obviously we are still among the more fortunate who can afford even these moderate excursions. We thank God that we have only these small concessions, and pray for those who are truly struggling in these dark times.
Nevertheless, this means that we’ll be taking a slightly different direction for this website. Perhaps we’ll blog about the places we intend to go rather than the places we have visited. There are all sorts of things we can do, and as usual, nowhere enough time to do it all!
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