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madelineengel

Jul 55 min read

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

Jun 233 min read

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 123 min read

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...

Ginny Rourke

Jun 112 min read

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 43 min read

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...

madelineengel

May 264 min read

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...

Ginny Rourke

May 213 min read

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 154 min read

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...

madelineengel

May 94 min read

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...

Ginny Rourke

May 83 min read

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

Apr 253 min read

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...

madelineengel

Apr 231 min read

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 144 min read

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 43 min read

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...

Ginny Rourke

Apr 33 min read

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

Mar 273 min read

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 192 min read

ขอบคุณ (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...

madelineengel

Mar 194 min read

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,...

Ginny Rourke

Mar 132 min read

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...

madelineengel

Mar 83 min read

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,...