This is our last week in the US this year. I’ve reread that previous sentence twenty times and it still sounds weird. Don’t mistake that for trepidation. I’ve moved through that. Everything seems to be on track and when I do have a free moment to think about the trip I’m excited and ready to… Continue Reading
Derek Sivers is one of my favorite bloggers. He hasn’t been posting much recently as he is working on a new project but his archive is a goldmine when you have the time. He had a great post today featuring a very simple question: Why am I here? It’s a useful question to ask often.… Continue Reading
This last week has been a whirlwind of emotions for me. It starts with me giving my notice on Monday. My boss had meetings all day on Monday, so I had to wait until 4p.m. to talk to her. It was a really long day for me. I had butterflies. It is weird when you… Continue Reading
In a couple hours the potential winning numbers for the Mega Millions Lottery, with its jackpot approaching $600 million, will be drawn. I was at the drug store yesterday so I bought a couple tickets. Why not? It would certainly make this trip a lot easier and we wouldn’t have to worry about finding jobs… Continue Reading
It’s 6 a.m. and I am wide awake. I can’t sleep and yet I am exhausted and just want to go home. I have been in New Orleans for four days and went straight from there to do salon training in Minnesota. The temperature difference alone went from the 70’s to the 20’s, Ouch! Not… Continue Reading
A former boss once told me that the key to dealing with people was figuring out their base motivations. What was it deep inside that drove their actions. If you could figure that out their actions and decisions would make more sense and you would be better able to understand them as a person. This… Continue Reading
I’ve been having a hard time coming up with something to write about. Actually, there’s plenty to write about I’m just having a hard time getting it done. Take this piece for example. I started writing this when it actually was two months until our departure date two weeks ago. Sure, work has been busy… Continue Reading
Three months from now we will be in Costa Rica. It still seems a long way off until you break it down to just 13 weeks and more importantly 13 weekends. Even though we got off to a pretty good head start with planning and preparing, we’ve both been really busy with work and things… Continue Reading
Dave & Vicky from A Couple Travelers interviewed us for their travel blog. Their blog was one of the first we came across when researching our trip and they’ve been a great resource for both planning and building a travel blog. You can check the interview out here. Continue Reading
Mr. David Soots was my English teacher my senior year of high school. But the class was more than that. It focused not just on literature but also art history and architecture. It was one third of the afternoon honors classes at Chatard High School (They call it Bishop Chatard High School now, but I… Continue Reading
We quit our jobs at the end of 2013 to backpack around the world. We're sharing our stories, travel advice and hopefully some inspiration. Read more...
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