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And, We Are Done!
Hi everyone! We are on our way HOME!! We've been gone nearly 13 months, and we are beyond excited to see our people and our home again....
madelineengel
Jul 5, 20245 min read
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Almost Goodbye
Friends and family, welcome to my penultimate post! We are wrapping up our second week in Japan and are feeling good. Japan is so easy...
madelineengel
Jun 23, 20243 min read
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Happy, South Korea
Friends and family, we are officially headed to Japan--our FINAL COUNTRY! But I'm getting ahead of myself. Our two weeks in Korea were...
madelineengel
Jun 12, 20243 min read
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Hiking Hallasan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Guess what I did!!!!??? I hiked 12 miles up the side of a volcano that is the TALLEST peak in Korea!!!!!!!!! The mountain is called Mount...
Ginny Rourke
Jun 11, 20242 min read
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In the Soul of Seoul!!!
Hi family and friends!!!!!!!!!!! I am in Seoul, South Korea. I love it here because there is so much shopping and a lot of fun, plus...
Ginny Rourke
Jun 4, 20243 min read
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Looping Around Taiwan
Hi family and friends. Our two-and-a-half weeks in Taiwan is coming to an end, and I'm full of feelings. But first, let me tell you that...
madelineengel
May 26, 20244 min read
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Land of Cute (part 2)
Can you guess how many green sea turtles I have seen while snorkeling in Taiwan??!! We are in Lambai, Taiwan. Lambai is a protected...
Ginny Rourke
May 22, 20243 min read
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The Land of Cute (part 1)
Hi friends and familly!!! Right now we are in Taipei, Taiwan. When we got here instead of taking an uber or a taxi, we took a train!! Our...
Ginny Rourke
May 15, 20244 min read
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We Came for the Whale Sharks
Friends, family, we are super sad to be leaving the Philippines after a fun-filled two-week stay. I added this beautiful island nation to...
madelineengel
May 9, 20244 min read
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Coral in the Philippines
Hi family and friends!!!!!!!! Do you remember the special report I wrote from Patagonia about Andiperla Wilinki and glowing glaciers? I...
Ginny Rourke
May 8, 20243 min read
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How I've grown!
I have grown a lot on this trip. I think I have grown mentally, physically, and emotionally. First I will tell you about how I have grown...
Ginny Rourke
Apr 25, 20243 min read
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Nepal: I'll keep it short
Hi friends and family. Nepal wasn’t a good experience for us. We tried it all—city life, village life, volunteering, jungle camping, and...
madelineengel
Apr 23, 20241 min read
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Buddies, Birthdays, Beauty, BHUTAN!
Hi everyone. I’m writing en route from Paro, Bhutan, to Kathmandu, Nepal. We spent the week with our dear friends, Kalina and Penny, who...
madelineengel
Apr 14, 20244 min read
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My Oh My, Malaysia
Hi everyone! Our two weeks in Malaysia is coming to an end, and I’m going to miss this beautiful country. We had a lot of happy moments...
madelineengel
Apr 4, 20243 min read
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Cuteness Overload!!!!!!!!!!!
On our first day in the Cameron Highlands we drove 5 minutes to look at a tea plantation called Boh. Did you know that some tea grows on...
Ginny Rourke
Apr 3, 20243 min read
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Malaysia Asia
Hello friends and family! Malaysia is our 15th country so far so read along and find out what we do here!! So far in Malaysia we have...
Ginny Rourke
Mar 27, 20243 min read
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ขà¸à¸šà¸„ุณ (thank you) Thailand!
Hi friends and family! We get to have 5 days off on an island called Koh Jum. Koh Jum is 1 of 1,430 islands in Thailand. Koh means island...
Ginny Rourke
Mar 19, 20242 min read
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Mixed Feelings, Thailand
Hi everyone! We are just wrapping our nearly three-week stay in Thailand. For the most part it has been wonderful. Some parts, however,...
madelineengel
Mar 19, 20244 min read
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Elephants and Friends
Hi friends! We are in Khao Son, Thailand, and so far we've done some pretty awesome stuff. First we played with our friends, the...
Ginny Rourke
Mar 13, 20242 min read
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Sorry, Laos
We just wrapped up our week in Laos. This landlocked nation (the only one in SE Asia) was not my favorite. There were some bright spots,...
madelineengel
Mar 8, 20243 min read
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