Fakesgiving, Navidad – No Verdad, and Goodbye For Now

Posted on by Kristy

Now I know no one feels sorry for us as we leave on our great adventure, but it is tough to leave. 6 months can be a lengthy period of time and I’m not fond of goodbyes.

My sense of adventure has taken me from Wisconsin to Minnesota, all over Europe, to my new home in California, and now South America. I’m no stranger to goodbyes but that doesn’t make them any easier. Especially, since Marea and I are leaving during the biggest family and friends celebrations of them all- Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Luckily, we’re spoiled enough to have it all.

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Preparing my wardrobe…and soul

Posted on by Marea

When you’re planning a long trip, one of the first irrational things you decide is that none of your current wardrobe could possibly be suitable for your new life of adventure. There’s some truth to that – when living out of a backpack you want clothes that are lighter and less keen to cling to your sweat and smells than your usual cotton numbers. But it still feels wrong to spend so much time obsessing about travel fashion choices when your standards of general appearance and cleanliness are inevitably going to deteriorate after the first four days.

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