Hotels, Motels, and Holiday Inns

By the end of week four, we realized we may have reached the end of our welcome at our gracious hosts' home. We had succeeded in job acquiring and now faced the - what would prove to be equally, if not more, difficult - task of obtaining a place to reside. While Val and Josh were very reassuring that we could stay as long as we needed, we were all longing for some change of scenery. So we decided the big move to San Jose was imminent.

While we never quite made it to Holiday Inn Status, we did at least upgrade to the Motel 6 from the Caravelle Inn. From here we enjoyed a weekly rate, a 3 mile commute on foot back and forth to Panera daily, as well as the luxury of a Chipotle just minutes down the road. Life is good.