So, big news! Our visa issuance numbers have come through. We had been hoping to get them before we left for our trip since Ellen lives about 30 seconds from an ancillary Korean Consulate office, but instead we received the much anticipated email mid way through our Philly Cheesesteaks in downtown Philadelphia. Looks like our tour of the Eastern seaboard has now become a business trip. Does that mean we can claim it on our taxes? Updates on our interview at the consulate in NYC to follow.

As I write this, Greg and I are sitting in the 30th Street train station in Philadelphia on our way to New York City. Philadelphia is the middle leg of our mini tour of the Eastern Seaboard (DC, Philly, NYC). You see, Greg and I decided that before we become strangers in  a strange land, we would like to see a little more of our own lovely country.  We call this our planes, trains and automobiles trip.

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The last few months have been kind of a whirlwind for us and we are now only just starting to slow down (until our big move!).  From the last push toward graduation (finishing up exams, Greg’s PSID project, Katie’s honors thesis) to our trip to Southern Arizona, planning a wedding in 6 weeks and trying to find jobs, we wouldn’t have it any other way. Read on