Category: USA

By Kathy Brown0

Family: A US Baseline

My third topic of interest on this trip is Family. Get ready, this is likely going to be one of my longest posts. I will try not to ramble, but this is personally, by far, one of my biggest reasons for taking our trip. While America…
By Kathy Brown1

Faith: A US Baseline

Let’s talk Faith / Religion.  I’ve always been a person of faith, though over the past few years I’ve become very dis-enchanted by religion. I believe religion has also become a business in the United States. In our hometown of Fishers, Indiana, I would venture to…
By Kathy Brown1

Food: A US Baseline

One of the topics I was most interested in learning more about as we travel is FOOD.  In a previous post, I shared my transition to the Keto Life, which has made me more aware and self-educated on our nutrition in the United States.  So…
By Kathy Brown0

Packing 2.0

Change of plans! On Saturday before we left, I officially packed our three suitcases in order to weigh and validate my plan.  EPIC FAIL! Two reasons. Reason 1: After our 30-day trial run, we did officially pare down our clothes packing list, I was really proud…
By Jim Brown2

It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye

Once the calendar turned to May this year, our trip really began to feel imminent. At that point, we started realizing we were likely experiencing our last whatever it was we were doing. The first of lasts were things around the house: Kathy and Nolan…
By Kathy Brown0

Packing List

We are a family of three, with one 5-year old son, Nolan.  We plan on focusing on the essentials and striving to live a life of  less “convenience” while traveling, but we still want to be comfortable and enjoy our trip. There are a lot…
By Kathy Brown0

A New Normal

Our trip has officially begun, we are out of the house. We begin our trip with a trial run here in Fishers, Indiana. We are staying with a friend and starting to figure out a new normal. As we brought in our suitcases and bins,…
By Jim Brown0

Cleaning Out My Closet

I’ve got some skeletons in my closet and no one knows it. Okay, that’s actually Eminem, but as I spent the weekend cleaning out my closet, so many thoughts and memories came to light. First, the memories My goodness. Some of this stuff I haven’t…
By Kathy Brown0

World School

For the past 18 years, I’ve been a full-time working professional mom.  Other than the 3-months maternity leave when Nolan was born, I’ve always worked full-time. I’ve worked in large companies, small companies, I’ve been a Vice President, an individual contributor, and a consultant, I’ve…