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So glad to keep hearing all your news! We get closer to Frieder's retirement, and while it won't be as early as yours was, we think that it will still give us years of enjoyment. To be sure, we could have retired earlier, when we first heard of you guys, but the health care that his work will provide as long as he retires out of the system at 50 just seemed to close to give up. Now of course, the healthcare debate rages on, and who knows what it will result in? We have trimmed down our expenses and find that when we are off traveling for long periods of time, in our camper or down under like our year off in '03, we actually spend less than at home. As I am sure you are aware, it is hard to give up certain things like the hope of pension and guaranteed health care, but as you said 57 is older and slower to heal. We are still in our 40's, but feeling that already. :-) I have however been finally successful in convincing Frieder that doing what you do, staying in lower cost foreign lands can be fun and doable. So, if the university where he works withdraws the healthcare for retirees, we are off. :-)
Thanks for keeping us in the loop!
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