Matt and Kristin in the Philippines

We have been safely back in Chicago for nearly a week, and we're settling into our new apartment.

We'll still have some stuff to say here on the blog as we reflect on returning and living back in our home country. At the moment, however, there is a great deal of information saturating our eyes and ears and noses and tongues...but we'll be back soon once we've gathered ourselves and bought some shampoo and figured out which box we put the iron in.

Peace.