When you're in another country, you sort of expect it will feel different. You look for those things that tell you plainly that you're not at home.
Sometimes, though, things just feel so familiar that it's like you never left.
Ontario and Houston aren't so different from each other.
Who knew?
Not every trip is a vacation.
When you've made the decision to travel more so you can experience more, part of that life involves your career.
So you have to know how to live and experience life between the obligations.
One of the greatest joys of RV living is modding. Kara and I spent the weekend installing little touches and organizational resources in preparation for our first big trip in the Tumble Inn.
Read MoreIt's not easy to squeeze a 2,500+ square foot life into 400-ish square feet. Or less. But I'm looking forward to giving it a go. And I think the stories that will come out of it are already beginning. So here we go. Tomorrow it begins. And turning this page has never been so exciting.
Read MoreIt's one thing to know that you'll have to make a few compromises to get the life you're after. It's another to give up my truck, dang it.
Read MoreSometimes, no matter how much momentum you had when you started pursuing your dreams and passions and goals, you find yourself on still waters. You can think of it as being stuck, or you can think of it as a chance to rest, to catch your breath, and to admire the scenery. Eventually the winds will pick up again.
Read MoreAs Kara and I get closer to this nomadic, RV life, we're finding that just about everything is a "growth experience." Shopping for a truck—as growth experiences go, this one was a sweet ride.
Read MoreAfter three months of doing everything we've been putting off for the last four years, Kara and I finally wrapped on home improvements, and got the house on the market.
Scariest. $%&^. Ever.
Read MoreEither you own your stuff or your stuff owns you. And as Kara and I get ready to start a whole new life, traveling together in an RV and exploring everything this country has to offer, we're freeing ourselves from all the stuff. And it hurts more than we thought it would.
Read MoreAs Kara and I do more and more to get ready, it's becoming clear that we're actually doing this. And the more stuff we get rid of, the more downsizing we do, the bigger our lives can become.
Read MoreKara and I are working on something.
I haven't exactly kept it hush-hush, but I haven't really made any official announcements either. But the short of it is, Kara and I want to sell our house, buy a camper trailer, and travel the country for a couple of years. We really just want to explore the place end to end, and maybe figure out where we'd like to stop long term.
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