Inching toward takeoff

I've been asked for more details about my trip, so here is my itinerary as it currently stands:

February 21st- Fly from San Francisco to Auckland arriving February 23rd
February 23rd through March 15th, backpack around the North Island and north part of the South Island of the South Island
March 15th or 16th- Fly to Sydney, spend 10 days between Sydney, Hunter Valley and Canberra visiting friends and seeing that area of the (massive) country.
March 25th- Fly to Bangkok, Thailand
March 25th-April 29th- Travel around Thailand, Laos, Cambodia
April 30th- Arrive in Da Nang for my orientation
May 1st- August 15th- Teach at Duy Tan University
For more information about my placement, visit: http://www.globalvolunteernetwork.org/resources/guides/vietnam_uni.php
August 15- September 8th- Travel for three more weeks in SE Asia
Fly home
September 20th (or thereabouts)- Fly to Europe
September 20th-November 15- Backpack the Balkan states, Turkey, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, Holland (or some selection of these places)
Fly home
Look for another job :-)