We just wrapped up our last 2 weeks in the United States. All of which was spent in the Lone Star State – the oh so glorious and giant mini-country of Texas. Kile and I spent our last precious days cramming in as much family time and American food as possible. We completely succeeded on our…
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Second Class Buses and a Whole Lot of Culture!
Never ever once in my life did I think that I would say to myself that we’re “happy” to get away from the sandy beaches and into the cities. But again…you should “never say never.” After spending 2 months on perfect beaches with perfect sand and perfect weather – we were actually pretty excited to…
No, We Did Not Win the Lottery
As we’ve started our travels, we’ve noticed people saying things like “Wow! How are you doing this? Did you win the lottery?” or “You must be rich to be able to travel as much as you do!” And sadly, neither one is true. We did not win the lottery and we certainly aren’t rich. In…
Dos Semanas Santas?!
Our past week has been super chill. I’ve been trying to write a post every Saturday so everyone can keep up with what we’ve been doing. After writing last Saturday’s post – we experienced some fun new Mexican quirks we hadn’t known about. So – as mentioned last week – it was Semana Santa (Holy…
Hand-Washing Bath Towels is Hard & Other Day to Day Life Things
Hola amigos y familiares! Wrapping up week 3 in Playa del Carmen – we’re feeling pretty settled in at this point. Crazy to think that we have 5 more weeks left in our apartment. Looking back – we’re glad we chose to stay and explore an area for as long as we are – but…
Hola Mexico! Goodbye Comfort Zones!
Week one is officially under our belts. To say things have been all butterflies and rainbows would be a total lie – by the same token – things have been pretty freakin’ great. We arrived at the Cancun airport last Sunday and took the ADO bus down to Playa del Carmen. We read on other…
Our Month of Transition – Changes, Road Trips and a bit of Norovirus!
So much has happened in the past month since I’ve written I’m not quite sure how to go about summing it all up. Kile and I officially moved out of our 325 sq ft studio on January 31st. It was seriously surprising to see how much crap we seemed to have crammed in such a…
Puerto Rico – You are beautiful!
January is flying by – or I guess I should say has FLOWN by! I cannot believe this month is already wrapping up. It almost feels like we haven’t been able to stop and take a breath. But I mean that in the best and most exciting way possible. Kile and I just got back…
A New Year for Our New Lives
We did it! We made it to 2016! This is the year where it’s going to go DOWN. It’s finally here and we’re making giant strides. It’s an incredible feeling. Pretty surreal actually. In the months that have passed since we last wrote – there’s been A LOT of progress. I (Ashley) no longer go…
From North to South and Back Again – Road Trips and Big Strides
Time is FLYING. I can’t believe it’s the end of October already! Which officially puts us into “time to get shit done” mode. But first! Let’s catch you up on what we’ve been up to and some progress we’ve made. SUPER exciting stuff happening. It wouldn’t be like us if we didn’t do some exploring…
Things are getting real – really fast
To say we haven’t been doing much in the past couple months since writing would be the biggest lie ever. It’s pretty crazy how much things can change within a two month span. I’m not sure even where to begin. I suppose I’ll start with the fun stuff then get on the updates! The end…
Generation Enigma
I’ve been noticing a general shift in thinking – its happening across generations and cultures but the heart and bulk of this shift seems to be within my generation. This weird, confusing generation of people who were born between around 1978 to around 1984. We’re a bizarre bunch of people. We are of an age where we…
Reinventing Our American Dream 