Dreams, schemes, and flying it seems… that’s what’s in store for the Farr family in these next six months.
Dreams
Indie Arcade has been Aaron and William’s startup dream. In short, Indie Arcade is online software that allows beginners as well as programming whizzes to create and share games. The duo have been working off and on for a few years, though something has always stalled their dream of 100% focus to complete the project and put it on the market. However, recently they’ve seen some promising developments which may finally allow them to put full effort into the project.
Schemes
With dreaming comes scheming and the inevitable shuffling of players. For sundry reasons, Aaron needs to work on Indie Arcade from the industrious Chinese city of Guangzhou, which is a two hour train ride north of Hong Kong. Just last week he secured the fabled six month multiple entry business visa. His crew of masterminds will be coding in Guangzhou in between prayers for Red Bull to return to stores. All the chess pieces are quickly mobilizing to ensure a final shot at startup stardom.
Flying it seems
Meanwhile, Maeli and I have been planning a summer visit to the US. This was long in the works and still part of the master plan. However, my summer in the States is transforming into a half-year in the States as I purchase one way tickets. Guangzhou, with all its fast paced wheels and deals may be ideal for starving startup hackers, but it’s not my vision of paradise. Aaron needs to execute and I need a break from Asia. So we’ll be staring at each other across the Pacific for a few months until Aaron can make it back to the US himself later this year.
Further adventures
Not ones to sit around and watch reruns, Maeli and I are filling our calendar with new adventures. We’re considering a 70 mile backpacking trip across the Laurel Highland Ridge Trail in Pennsylvania in autumn. We also want to try our hand as WWOOFers. Of course, Aaron threatens to crash the party and make a few trips back to the US so we don’t forget his face completely. If all goes to plan, we should be together in the US for the holidays and then making the trip back to Asia together in early 2010.
Of course, there is always the possibility of changing everything. The smog of China may appeal to me after a few months without my happy hacker. Time will tell. Dreams will persist. And scheming is always part of the journey, driving our adventures.
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