whose scared of...pirates?

I've seen those stories on the news about pirates trolling the oceans, attacking ships and stealing cargo. I would see the news articles on list serves and skim over them. My interest level in pirates was pretty limited...that was until we decided to move overseas. All of a sudden these stories became VERY real to me.

In preparation for this move, Kenyon and I have looked at all sorts of options of what to do with our stuff - we could liquidate everything we own and go with only the clothes on our backs, we could liquidate most things and take only the bare essentials, we could store our stuff while we are away, or we could move everything to our new locale. Even though we lead a relatively simple life, we still have acquired stuff (okay, really I have acquired stuff. Kenyon came in to this marriage with a dresser and some clothes and that is still all he owns).

We chose to liquidate much of what we own. We've already sold our bed, dining table, couches, some electronic items and other non-essentials. We will be having a yard sale in July and whatever doesn't sell will be donated to Goodwill. We are taking some things with us that we believe will make our new location feel more like home. This means shipping a crate of things over the ocean. That is where pirates come in. Pirates? I really never thought pirates would have any impact on my life. To me, they were almost mythical creatures. Today, they are a real concern.

I pray the stuff we have chosen to keep will make it to Cambodia with no incidents. I would hate to have our cargo hijacked by pirates.

On a side note, I was recently in Mombasa, Kenya. This is an island located on the eastern coast of Africa. There is a lot of money flowing recently in this coastal town. Lots of fancy villa's being built and land being bought up. They attribute the new wealth to piracy. So, if you ever wonder what the pirates are doing with their booty...Mombasa is a good place to start looking.

Whose scared of pirates? Recently, I am.