Except for two years at UC Davis and 6 months in Europe, I’ve lived in San Jose for my whole life.  I love to travel and I try to do a major trip at least once a year.  While I get a lot of vacation time as a teacher, the dates aren’t flexible.  By this I mean that I can’t take time off during our winter to visit the southern hemisphere during their summer.  Because of this, I’ve always had the idea to take a semester off or even a whole year off.  Now that I’m 40, I’ve decided this is the year.  I’m going to hit all seven continents in a year in the following order; Central America, South America, Antarctica, New Zealand, Australia, Asia, Southern Africa, Europe, and then home.  Check out the blog to follow my progress!