Back from the dead

Okay, I know I'm done with vacation and everything and I'm back in the States. That doesn't mean my life is boring now, does it?

One of the reasons I called this blog "The Adventures of Ted" and not "Ted Overseas" or something like that was because I planned on keeping up with it after I got done with my voyages. I know I've been neglectful for a good month, but let's just try to make this a step in the right direction.

I got back from Saudi Arabia all fine. Being home is good, but not having anything to do with the lion's share of your time wears on you after a while. I've seen my friends and relatives, got a lot of people caught up on me, and caught up on a lot of goings on.

Good news, though: I have a job lined up. I will be starting work with Epic Systems in Madison, Wisconsin on August 4th. I'll be doing computer setups for hospitals. It's somewhat of a bummer I won't be doing anything with my Chinese right away, but I think I can keep up with it as long as I don't get lazy about it. Madison has quite a few Chinese speakers and I know where I can go to practice.

So in this coming week I'm getting ready for moving down to Madison. I have to arrange temporary housing, get my stuff organized (which I've started!), find an apartment to rent, and get generally situated. I haven't zeroed in on a moving day but it will be sometime within the next seven days. Until then!