Thanksgiving on the road
We recently celebrated our 4th Thanksgiving while on the road. Each celebration has been radically different from the others. I was thinking about how unique this holiday has been while we’ve traveled the world.
Living Without Regrets
During your final moments, will you look back at a life full of regrets or one full of treasured memories?
Life in the 40s
When I turned the big 4-0, a friend told me this decade would be the best. I wasn’t so sure.
1 month and the culture shock remains
In just a few days, we will have been back in the US for a month. And the culture shock remains. I don’t completely understand why, either. When I reflect on our travels, it’s never taken me so long to adjust to an area. Typically, we arrive and begin adapting rapidly. Even though we know we’re outsiders, it rarely ever feels that way even when there is a language barrier. The only thing I can think of is that when you’re traveling to...
A Special Plea
While we were in Rome, we had the opportunity to meet up with another traveling family. Their daughter and Tigger had been Skype friends for a while, and I initially “met” the mom via a Facebook group for long-term traveling families. We’ve enjoyed following along with their adventures and felt devastated in April when their youngest, Edward, was diagnosed with a form of leukemia. Since then he has been fighting valiantly and has...
