December 4, 2008
We have been reading “The World Awaits” by Paul Otteson, it’s been extremely insprirational and is really getting us excited for our trip!
“Travel teaches. It both empowers and chastens as if forces your hand, revealing the lessons of the miles. By hitting the long road through the wide world, you remove the blinders you don’t even know you’re wearing. There’s no subsititute for being there; there never has been. The only way to bring stories of the world into your life is to live them.”
Manali & Terry’s Travel Goals
We want to see amazing things: castles, undiscovered islands, oceans, mountains…
We want to meet interesting people, share laughs and beer, exchange adventure stories and tips.
We want to challenge ourselves, stretch our limits and comfort zones.
We want to discover our palates and taste the delicacies the world has to offer.
We want to embrace our blessings, feel appreciation and revere that which is greater than us.
We want to learn and immerse ourselves in culture.
We want to be spontaneous, practical, flexible, to follow inspiration, change plans, stay longer.
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New Friends: Aaron & Georgie
17 May 2009 9:22 AM |
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One of the drawbacks for taking off for a year or more is leaving behind friends and family. Depending on the type of person you are, and how you grew up, this may or may not be distressing for oneself.
Fear not though my friends, for on any given travel path there lies a multitide of [...]
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World Cup Denial, Let’s Try Again
18 May 2009 7:20 AM |
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We just received notice, “Further to your application for 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Tickets. We regret to inform you that your application was unsuccessful”. Per their website, we did receive the acknowledgement in approximately 10 business days. In the face of such a rude denial, we still have only exhausted 1 of [...]
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Dancing Around the World
09 July 2008 4:12 PM |
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Why can’t we find jobs like this?!!!
Why is Matt dancing around the world? Because some gum company is willing to pay for it.
Actually, Matt had already been dancing before Stride approached him with a sponsorship deal.
They just asked Matt where he wanted to go and paid his travel expenses. Since Matt started dancing three [...]