“Life Begins at 40.” A Gap Year Abroad at Midlife.
I reflect what it’s like turning forty on our year long family gap year in South America, and what Pink Floyd has to say about it.
Taking a Gap Year
Coming Home to U.S.A. After a Year in Latin America
After a year traveling to seven South American countries, we face one last border crossing — the one to our own home. So strange and yet so familiar.
Ten Months into our Family Gap Year, Homesickness Hits
We’ve been on the road for nearly a year and are starting to think about our return home. Here are some of the first things each family member wants to do when we cross the threshold and put our bags down.
This Is Our Family Gap Year – Itinerary and Future Plans
This is a summary of our family gap year. Here we give an outline of our itinerary, our philosophy of travel, and what might lay beyond this special time.
6 Surprising Discoveries After 6 Months of Long-Term Travel
Six months into our family gap year, I reflect on the things that have surprised me the most about long-term travel and how our family has adapted (or not).
Normalcy, Time-Crunch, Homeschooling Blues, and Dreaming: Thoughts at 6 Months
Halfway into our family gap year, we reflect on how we’ve grown, how we’ve failed, and what’s ahead.
Did You Know We Are Mapping Our Journey?
We are documenting our journey with this interactive map. Read more about how to use the map to see where we’ve traveled.
Trifecta Series Part II: 3 Things We Miss Most About Home
In the second part of the “trifecta” series I discuss what we miss most about home after two months abroad on our family gap year.
Trifecta Series Part I: Top 3 Benefits of Long-Term Travel
In the first part of my “Trifecta” series, I discuss the three things I’ve found most beneficial about our family gap year and long-term travel.
Purgatory: Our First Two Weeks of Prep and Travel
Enjoy our first dispatch on the road. Here I talk about wrapping up our home life and doing a bit of domestic travel before flying to a new continent.