As expected in the spring, Mark applied to, interviewed with and prayed about different graduate schools. We never thought we would accept the offer in sunny California to UC San Diego. So in August, we sold everything that didn’t fit into our car, packed up our junk once again and drove across county. We explored caves in Kentucky, listened to country music in Nashville, and rode in stingray corvette with a total stranger. Route 66 provided some excitement across Oklahoma, and in Texas we counted the different types of road kill. The southwestern part of the USA provided a chance to hike in the Grand Canyon, Bryce and Zion.