A Great Start

240 days, 8 months, 14 countries, 80 cities, countless adventures later, we return home. A little bit older and wiser.

What can we say. It was worth every penny. It was a thrilling adventure. It expanded our understanding of the world. It changed our perceptions of the US. It revealed our limitations. It challenged how our minds worked. We learned how to pick coffee. We learned how to dance tango. It was scary at times. We were exhausted at times. It was the biggest gift we have ever given ourselves… It was a great start.

There is nothing like travel – especially long-term travel – to stretch your abilities and challenge your senses. We recommend it – highly – to anyone who thinks there might be something to this rumor that there are things to learn beyond our borders. We learned a tremendous amount during our journey. We won’t try to summarize – you will need to take us out for a glass of wine to get those pearls of wisdom – but sufficed to say that we feel so privileged to have made this trip and so grateful to everyone who gave us advice, support, and hospitality along the way.

After a brief, whirlwind tour to visit family in Los Angeles and Detroit, we are slowly resettling into San Francisco – seeing our favorite city again with overwhelmed new eyes. Here, we will try to hold on to those lucid moments we had during our adventure, and apply what we learned to our new lives. We can already tell it will be a challenge…

All in all, it was a great start to the next chapter in our lives. Can’t wait to see what happens next!