“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.
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.
Reflection / Taking a Gap Year
by Matt
by Matt · Published July 27, 2023 · Last modified July 26, 2023
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.
Reflection / Taking a Gap Year / Travel with Kids
by Liuan
by Liuan · Published May 11, 2023 · Last modified May 4, 2023
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 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.
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).
Reflection / Taking a Gap Year
by Liuan
by Liuan · Published January 12, 2023 · Last modified March 17, 2023
Halfway into our family gap year, we reflect on how we’ve grown, how we’ve failed, and what’s ahead.
We are documenting our journey with this interactive map. Read more about how to use the map to see where we’ve traveled.
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.
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.
Taking a Gap Year / Tales & Misadventures
by Matt
by Matt · Published July 20, 2022 · Last modified July 22, 2022
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.
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