Hi–and thanks for visiting this blog. This is the first entry as I prepare to make the move to Ecuador. I’m in the process now and will be there on 28 August 2008.

Why Ecuador? I’d love to say something profound about the exotic draw of the Andes or another deep thought but, the truth is, it’s where I got my job.

After years as a copywriter, marketer and all around entrepreneur, it was time for a major change. No, not a midlife crisis–I’m a bit beyond that. In reality this is part of a bigger plan for the near future. Leaving my wife behind is the hardest part but it’s only for a year so I can survive. We’ll make it.

At this point I have completed my training to teach English as a foreign language. I attended International House in San Diego and went through an incredibly intense program to obtain my Certificate in English Teaching to Adults, or CELTA. Believe me, it’s much more fun to look back on it than it was during the actual course.

Over the next 6 weeks I will be preparing to move south to Loja, Ecuador, sorting out clothes, cleaning my computers, asking a million questions and preparing all manner of things for my wife to handle. So stay tuned…