In July 2000 I received an email with a subject line which read "Looking for Adventure?". Responding, "Yes!" was the best thing I've ever done. Two months later I stepped out onto the tarmac into a thick blanket of hot, wet air. My adventure had begun! I was supposed to be there for one year but 9/11 changed that and I didn't return to the US until November of 2008. I was hooked! I realized I had spent very little time traveling the US. Now it's time to remedy that!