So as I prepare to work overseas, I started to run into issues getting the software set-up on my Windows Vista laptop. After hours of searching Google for fixes to the solution I was having, I just got feed up and rebuilt my laptop with Windows XP. I gotta say, it feels like I just bought an entirely new computer. Everything just runs faster and easier. And no more of that ‘Are you really sure you wish to install the software…’ messages. So for those of you thinking of upgrading…don’t. It’s not worth it. For those of you with Vista that want to downgrade…it’s worth the effort.

One of the other big curiousities that Jess and I have is…how do you pay rent in a foreign country? Besides going to the ATM and grabbing the appropriate amount of money, can we write checks? Can we charge it? So far, no answers.