How did we decide to become sojourners? Some background:
Rick and I do not make take grand decisions lightly. We have been contemplating a move for quite sometime. How long? Believe it or not since 2008. We think BIG. Places we have examined in detail and even house hunted and bid on houses including as near as Hopewell, NJ and as far away as Chile, Southern Sweden, Nicoya Peninsula Costa Rica, Ojai CA, Sedona AZ, and Asheville NC. Other visits and research include but not limited to Boulder CO, Brattleboro VT, and Great Barrington MA. All great places but in all cases things did not seem to click or materialize for us as they should, so the search continues………
Comments and suggestions welcomed! PS we are of Mediterranean decent, moderate climate preferred 🙂
We began this process and intention as a couple and continued when our 2 became 3 with more fervor. We feel even more of a desire for a community with creative like-minded people, nature, sustainability, art, and culture. How can we continue the search with a 3-year-old in tow? Easily when the origin of her name is Happy Woman/Bringer of Joy. For those of you who know her, she is without a doubt just that and one hell of a seasoned traveler already. Starting at 3 months she has already racked up frequent flyer miles going to Europe 3X, Central America 3x, the Caribbean 1X, crisscrossing the US 13X by plane not to mention long car rides up the East Coast. The apple doesn’t fall far from the trees.
As I write this we are mid-trip driving up the coast of Cali. OK, READY? You may get tired just from reading this……… 10 days, 12+ stops, 6 hotels, 816+ driving miles (+ local miles) and lots of investigating and examining for a possible future location for our family after our sabbatical. Very ambitious for just two adults let alone with a little one and she does not watch TV so the car rides are creative.
It has been a lesson for us from our little buddha. In anticipation of our trips around the world Rick and I are being schooled with some great travel wisdom that will truly come in handy.
- Why not wear your favorite clothes over and over? Favorites over function, if you find them after rifling in the suitcase it doesn’t matter if they are worn and possibly with stains. You need much less than you think. Leave the rest home and this will make the packing very light.
- In adverse situation with controversy between travel companions just be quiet. Testy when our blood sugar drops? Simply said, “Mom and Dad stop talking to each other.” Done, problem solved – Ferme la bouche!
- No matter where you are the place where you sleep is “Home”. As in – after dinner 3-hour time difference and you are kept awake in anticipation of the 1-hour Fall Back daylight savings time change, “I am really tired, I really want to go home —- I want to go to the hotel.” Ah embracing the blog namesake.
– Saving the Cali trip details for the next blog but here is a teaser: It involves world-renowned authors and friends Daniele Bolelli and Alberto Villoldo as well as Bruce Lipton.
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