Learning Life's Lessons Through Travel
Reflecting on our transcontinental journey is bittersweet. It makes me miss people and places. It also forces me to face that a change of scenery didn’t change the things about myself that I wish were different. That transformation takes a deeper, harder journey within.
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.
On our year traveling South America, we stayed in a wide variety of homes, apartments, quirky inns, farms and intentional communities. This is what it cost.
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).
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.
Advance planning for our family year of world travel is not for the faint of heart in the time of COVID. We cover our planning six months out and offer tips.
Several books have shaped our thought process while planning and contemplating our family gap year. We share them with you in this post.
Finances & Preparation / Taking a Gap Year
by Matt
by Matt · Published July 20, 2021 · Last modified October 4, 2021
Are you thinking of taking a gap year and want to move on from idle dreaming? This article will help you think through the most important considerations.
Camino in Spanish means “way” or “path.” In a deeper sense, it means “pilgrimage.” To find our camino, we must go slow. We must pay attention.
Taking a Gap Year / Travel Philosopy / Travel with Kids
by Matt
by Matt · Published May 8, 2021 · Last modified October 24, 2021
Now that I am responsible for three young boys what does that mean for my dream of traveling the world and how do I explain myself to the doubters?
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