Route 66!

After being abroad for so long, we thought a trip down the 'Mother Road' would be a good idea. Reconnect with our own country, in one of the most historic and traditional road trips there is! Beginning in Chicago, and ending at the Santa Monica pier, we spent 12 days on the road meeting restaurant owners, gift shop vendors, and motel innkeepers. And we took some pretty neat photos! The final step was a visit to 'Cars Land' at Disney's California Adventure. What a beautiful attraction, and a fitting summary of our own adventures! We highly recommend this combination Route 66/Cars Land for everyone! It's a journey of a lifetime!

The final month in Argentina!

Some Garbarino staff show their support!

I can say we never would have expected to spend a significant part of our lives in South America. (Previously, I took a trip to Venezuela with my brother and father in February for almost a month.) Then Terry and I began with the Garbarino commercial in Argentina in August, and will return home in March! (We were able to 'visit' home a couple of times for Christmas and to prepare for the tour, but it feels like it was only briefly.)
We've met some amazing fans, seen some great cities and sites, and best of all, we've been able to spread the word about Team Fox and the MJFF, while fund raising all the while! What a perfect fit! The total so far is $22,000. pesos. (which roughly converts to about US$5,000!).
That is a wonderful amount considering it is a result of what I call 'passive fundraising', meaning, we did nothing more than create an opportunity for people to donate, if they wanted to. Any amount, no expectations. There are materials they can take (again, no obligation) which mention the MJFF as well as our mission ToTheFuture.org. Partially in Spanish. So close to 100,000 pieces of information will have been distributed by the time we've finished, and we know of at least one Parkinsons patient we've helped connect with a physician, and the treatments have produced very positive results! I figure even if we had only changed one person's life for the better, that's a pretty good thing! We'll miss Argentina, and we don't know what direction we'll be heading in the future. It will take some getting used to, returning to 'normal life', though I doubt whatever we do next will resemble normal.