Alaska! The last frontier! North to the future! I used to think that returning home was harder than being gone and now I’m questioning that. Traveling has opened our eyes to many different things, people, cultures, and we wouldn’t trade that for the world. When returning home to your circle you’re guaranteed those people know […]
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I’ve been really struggling with how to go about this next post. I still have so much to share from our time in Toronto, and we just finished twelve amazing days in Alaska (my 50th state-see Chapter 72 once I get through the over 1,143 pictures I took). And, I don’t want to sell Toronto […]
When we were in Auckland we visited the island of Tiritiri Matangi. Tiritiri Matangi Island is located in the Hauraki Gulf of New Zealand, 3.4 km east of the Whangaparāoa Peninsula in the North Island and 30 km north east of Auckland. It is a sanctuary and scientific reserve for native and endangered birds. […]
When I was in Hawaii on the Island of Oahu in October of 2025 I met a woman who works for an organization called Ipu o Lono with Hoʻoulu ʻĀina and I was able to volunteer one day in their community garden. Their website describes their work as follows “Our kūpuna knew and celebrated the […]
Something about our time in Alaska put on my heart that I want to do more during this adventure. I want to have a bigger sense of purpose. We decided that we want to give back to the places that we have visited the way that they have given to us. In an attempt to […]
This leg so far feels like we’re following the World Cup. We went to Boston, Connecticut, New Jersey and now we’re in Toronto. Three of the four are hosting World Cup matches. We can’t afford to see any of the games in person but the energy around the World Cup that we have felt in […]
It’s been almost three weeks since my last post and it feels like so much has happened. We celebrated Memorial day, Dave went to Boston for work, I went to Eau Claire to visit family and friends, and I just came back from four incredible days in Marquette, Michigan with one of my favorite humans. […]
In preparation for writing this post I have been thinking a lot about the duality of our life the way we are living it. It is an interesting thought to me because ever since Covid I feel like I’ve been embracing the nonbinary of things. You’ve more than likely heard me say more than once […]
After three weeks in New Mexico and two wonderful visits we are ready to return to the fair state of Minnesota tomorrow, for the first time in eight months! It was stupendously surreal to have our parents visit us in a place that we have grown to love and that feels like home. When you […]
Since we’ve been back on the Continent I have been using the analogy that I feel like a baby deer learning to walk. It is interesting to me that I can go to any of the countries that we’ve been to, many where English is not the primary language, and thrive, but once I’m back […]