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Moving
[av_one_full first] [av_video src=’https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7m0Eb_SYpaw’ format=’16-9′ width=’16’ height=’9′] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] STOP TRAVELING, START MOVING Stephanie and I started our year of travel with no clue where we would end up. That is the way we wanted it, which is why we sold our businesses, house, cars and gave away all of our furniture, most…
Read MoreLessons Learned
[av_one_full first] [av_video src=’https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7m0Eb_SYpaw’ format=’16-9′ width=’16’ height=’9′] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] About a year ago I sold pretty much everything I owned and decided to travel with my family for a year or so. As I’m tying up the year, here is what I learned so far. Some lessons were fun, most were painful and…
Read MoreChicago/Carol Stream, IL, February 12th, 2015
We’ve hit downtown Chicago a couple times since being home. Crazy how at home I feel when I see that big black skyscrapper from afar on the expressway.
Read MorePhonenix, Arizona, January 25th, 2015
Just the adults on this trip. Extremely memorable. 😉
Read MoreRockford, IL, January 12th, 2015
Friends, past students, more friends. Needed this.
Read MoreChicago/Carol Stream, IL, December 24th, 2015
Home. *exhale* Love my family.
Read MoreCuenca
Cuenca is more like a small bunch of towns than really a city. There are not big skyscrapers or buildings to obstruct the view of this historical place. We really wanted to live like the locals here and really tried to do our best. We found a great church where not only were we fed…
Read MoreQuito
Changing time zones and altitude sickness made for a bad combination for this city. We were only there for a few days, which was good because the only redeeming quality that I saw here was the American pancake house the gorgeous mall. We were all ready to leave Quito and see what else Ecuador had…
Read MoreCuenca, Ecuador, December 11th, 2015
In Cuenca I learned that they let their dogs out so watch out! Also we all learned the honking is bad. I made new friends and we made stepping stones and caught a pet bunny. We played with it. We went to a Krav Maga class with our fires. At church we see our friends…
Read MoreCuenca, Ecuador, December 11th, 2015
Cuenca is cool because everything is outdoor. All the houses I’ve seen have at least one outer part to it. I have also seen backyards which is weird for a city. There are a lot of things I am familiar with like McDonalds and Dominos. There is also a park near our house which is…
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