Keeping the Dream Alive
We are quickly approaching our 8th month on Utila, one of the Bay Islands of Honduras. We have loved its warm and azure Caribbean waters ever since we got here last summer. Unless you’re new here you know I’ve managed to do quite a bit in those 8 months: earned my divemaster, instructor, master scuba diver trainer, and now IDC staff instructor certifications as well as my emergency first response instructor and 8...
Living Better With Less
Before we left the States to begin our new life, one of my minor concerns was how I would handle living long-term in third-world countries. I’ve visited them before, even spent 3 months in Ecuador, but there’s a big difference between spending a couple of weeks or months somewhere and living there for possibly years. I wasn’t worried about Tigger as much because children seem to adapt well to their environment and...
Our 6-Month Mark!
I’ve had to double check the math a few times just to make sure it was accurate because it just doesn’t seem like we’ve been gone for 6 months already. Partly because this lifestyle feels so natural to us that the transition has been surprisingly easy. As you probably know we began our new lifestyle (can’t really call this a “trip”) with Cozumel, Mexico. We loved it there, and Tigger showed amazing...
The American Dream
When I was younger “the American dream” meant having a professional job that paid quite nicely, having a big family, living in a large house with a huge yard, a car for me and my wife each and then 1 for each child when they were old enough to drive, and a summer home in the mountains. I used to want a home at the beach as well, but living in California I saw too many stories of where those homes were almost or completely...
90 days of travel!
I can’t freakin’ believe it. We’ve been on the road for 90 days now. We spent a great deal of time in the Yucatan in Mexico, spent briefer times in Cuba and Belize, and have totally fallen in love with Guatemala. We only stayed there for a week before coming to Utila, Honduras, our current island home. However, once we’re done with Utila and have explored more of Honduras, we’re on our way back to...
