Post 4: the checklist by G

 Checklist:

 - Visas:

• Bolivia ($135 reciprocity fee)
• Brazil ($140 reciprocity fee)
• Chile ($140 reciprocity fee)
• Paraguay ($65 visa)
• Venezuela (tourist visa)

 - Passport Replacement ($60)
 - Yellow Fever Vaccine (required by several S.A. nations)
 - Plane tickets:

• Philadelphia, PA to Orlando, Florida for Kaleys wedding
• Miami to Colombia

• Venezuela to home?

 - Plan for subleasing our mutual residences
 - Make joint bank account.
 - Save! Save! Save!

This is what must be accomplished before the planning phase even begins. I am getting more and more excited about the prospect of what lay ahead. Thanks to a new source of income, I may end up departing for South America with plenty of extra money to make my trip even more of an adventure. My only concern thus far had been that I may not be able to save enough money, or eat into my already saved money. Hopefully I can keep this in check and I believe with my extra source of income, this will be an easier possibility. Anything to help my confidence and forward the end goal is a plus.

in other trip related thoughts, I downloaded Rosetta Stone: Latin American Spanish. I have 9 months to practice. 

$550 down
$6500+ to go?