great to have you with us.

Hello, people!  And welcome to our blog :).

Now.  Don't go getting too excited in that seat of yours; our journey hasn't yet begun.  Right now, Taylor and I are both still sitting cozily in our homes in Colorado and California, spending our days doing things that most of you would be very uninterested in reading about (and rightfully so).  Come Monday evening, however, that will no longer be true--and THAT is why we are getting this going, and also why we are here to say that we are so glad to have you with us.

Since this is just the little introductory post, please don't expect too much excitement.  I just can't live up to the high standards, and would hate to disappoint you one by one.  What I can do, though, is get you prepped for the potentially exciting posts to come.  So with that said, here's the information you might need to feel included, should you choose to check in every now and again:

Over the next 7 months, Taylor and I (Corie) will be traveling to 10 different countries (the first bit of information you might want to know).  We are beginning in New Zealand, then heading to Australia, India, Nepal, Uganda, Turkey, Malta, Switzerland, Brazil, and (probably) Haiti--a few of our plans are still in the works.  In most of the countries, we will be spending our time volunteering (often at orphanages and in schools, but details on that will come later), and we are both truly humbled to have the resources to do so.  As we both love other cultures and people, this really is a dream come true for the two of us.  All in all, we are thrilled to begin a journey that has been in the making for a long while, and we are excited to share it with you.

For those of you who know Taylor, you know how great she is.  But for those of you who don't (my people), here are some of the basics:  born and raised in Colorado, LOVES snowboarding, takes way better pictures than I ever could, may not ever be able to have too many sweets, is easy-going and a joy to have around, and really is liked by pretty much everyone who meets her.  Obviously there's more to the girl than what I've said here, but you can piece all of that together on your own over the next 7 months :).

As for me, my name is Corie and I was born and raised in California.  I like things like picnics and hikes and other fun activities outside.  I don't love snowboarding, am more of the point-and-shoot photographer-type, and can definitely get sick from too many sweets.  If you didn't already pick it up, I also don't like talking about myself, so if you are really dying to know something else, just ask and I'd be more than happy to satisfy your curiosity.  Otherwise, we'll move on to our final point:

Like I have said multiple times, Taylor and I really are grateful for all of you and are excited to have you along on this journey.  We would like to give a disclaimer, however, and say the following: we're pretty sure that we both stink at this whole blog thing.  So.  Our commitment to you is that we will try our best to update when possible and with as much enthusiasm as we can muster.  On the other hand, please don't be too disappointed if our predictions about our non-blogging selves are more accurate than you were hoping.

Well, that's really all we have to say for now.  Thanks for being you and for caring enough to read this.  Talk to you soon from NEW ZEALAND!