January 21, 2015
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Passports & Plane Tickets
On Tuesday, Joshy's hematologist gave us the green light for a trip back to the US
There is always the provision that he is not ill, but we are now really starting to plan. There is so many little details that will need to be sorted through. It has been 5 years since we traveled last. Many of the travel dynamics have changed. My brain is starting to swim!DEEP BREATH...
We are looking at making the trip September 5th ~ the 21st or there about. Exact dates depend on when we can actually get our tickets booked. After some initial searching we are getting things narrowed down. GULP - 5 international full fare flights is a BIG chunk of change!! A chunk of change we do not have right now. I know we have some funds in our stateside accounts, but don't have those numbers at my finger tips. Trusting the LORD to provide.
DEEP BREATH...
Today, I dug out our passports & skymile cards. After entering all the info into the computer, creating passwords instead of pin numbers, etc... I now know that we have enough miles for 1 ticket...welllll... we will have enough miles for 1 ticket after this month's credit card bill comes (we have a mileage card). *I will put a plea here - if anyone has any miles (Delta) they would like to donate to a worthy cause of getting our family to the states for a visit, please let me know
I am thankful that we at least have 1 & am praying for more miles to help take the sting out of the trip.DEEP BREATH...
Passports... all 3 kids need new passports! The girls need American passports as well as Japanese passports because of their dual citizenship. Children needing American passports means a trip to the embassy in Tokyo - GACK! A trip to the embassy means a day off during the week on a day that is NOT a Japanese national holiday or an American national holiday. (I really think a job at the embassy might be nice when you look at all the holidays they get
) Bekah is old enough that she could possibly apply by mail (I need to look into that) but Kei has to go in person with BOTH parents... so this also means short stay for Joshy, unless we decide to fork over the money to do his citizenship, too...hmmmmm????DEEP BREATH...
I spoke to the pharmacist... giving him warning that we are planning a trip. We will need to have all medications with English labels & information. (Going through airport security with hundreds of packets of white powder is terrifying!)
The hematologist also knows that we will need a letter in English giving case details in case there is a medical emergency while we are traveling.
I will talk to Joshy's primary care doctor next week because we will need a letter from him as well...
DEEP BREATH...
Other details will have to wait, or my brain might explode!
Comments (7)
Oh yay! Praying all will go well and everyone will be healthy! It's not fun to be sick on a trip.
Laura, Amazingly enough, just last week we found round trip tickets Incheon, Korea to STL for LESS THAN $500 each. (United) I was amazed; that is the cheapest I have ever seen tickets--even cheaper than when we first came to Korea 12 years ago. (Usually round trip is between $1,000--good price--and $2,000--peak season price.) So I am praying that you will find miraculously cheap tickets for your family, too; (or, however the LORD chooses to provide for you all) to get back home for a few days!
I will keep looking for cheap flights!
That's a lot to think about. Praying that all will work out.
Indeed it is a lot to think about. I will be praying that you find cheap tickets. Keep your options open. Perhaps Delta isn't the only airline you could fly on--even with enough miles for one ticket.
We are having to think about a trip to Scotland for half the family this Wednesday, and the other half possibly in another week. Granny is in hospital, and not expected to come home. I know the brain exploding problem. Fortunately we had a week to plan...Just don't know when we'll be coming home.
Praying for your family.
I have checked various airlines and at this point Delta seems like the best option - both with price & luggage allowance. However, we are keeping things open for awhile.
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