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…
Tag: American dream
Constantly Making Ice Cubes and a Trip to Coba!
What?! We only have 2 weeks left in our lease?! So nuts! We’ve been really trying to make sure and visit the places that are “must-sees” in the area and this week we hopped on a bus and went to the ancient Mayan ruins of Coba. The ADO bus direct to Coba (with a brief stop…
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…
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…
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…
Soaking in the Summer – Last One Before We Leave!
Summer in the Pacific Northwest has yet again proven to be an incredible place to be. Although we could really do without the record high temps we’ve been racking up this year. No thanks to 100+ days. Regardless, we just adore this place in the summer. And thank our lucky stars for our A/C unit. Last year…
From Canada to the Caymans!
I’m having one of those “where do we begin?” moments because I feel like we’ve done so much in the past month. We’ve gone on weekend and weeklong adventures, we’ve had family in town and not to mention…real life is still happening so there’s work and daily mundane mixed in somewhere in between. Kile and…
Hello Summer – The Fun Has Begun!
It’s official – summer is here and we’ve taken it on with full force. I said it last year and I’ll say it again – Portland has THE best summers in world (at least in the US). June through September (sometimes even October) in this city, and the entire Pacific Northwest in general, are breathtakingly gorgeous with just the…
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…
New Year, New Ideas & New Milestones
Wow I really suck at updating this blog. Part of the reason is because I’ve been thinking “well…nothing exciting is happening yet. I have nothing to write about” but that’s really not true at all. Nothing earth shattering has happened since I last wrote but there are definitely changes happening and we’re finally making progress…
Changes, changes, changes!
Wow! It has been WAY too long since I have last posted, my apologies! I guess that’s what happens during the summer months…too busy doing summer things. To say the last couple months have been crazy would be an understatement. Kile and I had plans almost every weekend this summer (still do – this upcoming…
Reinventing Our American Dream 