Is travel in my blood? In my genes? My 23andme results are in, and we now have conclusive data as to where in the world I am from. You might remember a few weeks ago, I posted about my 23andme DNA test. In that post, I chronicled my journey about the DNA test and how easy…
Category: dear mom and dad
dear mom and dad: jessica
Today’s “Dear Mom and Dad” comes from Jessica. Her Nana passed away 16 years ago, before Jessica caught the travel bug. These days, Jessica and her twin sister, Shannon, travel the world teaching Spanish to travellers. Dear Nana, Hello there! I’m writing this open letter to you: my grandmother, Carmela. And no, I’m not delusional!…
dear mom and dad: kaylene
Today’s “Dear Mom and Dad” comes from Kaylene, who blogs at Cheers to Traveling. She’s a twenty-something native Tennessean who grew up traveling with family around the U.S. to play tennis tournaments. Kaylene took her first overseas trip with a college teammate in July 2014 and ended up visiting 12 countries spanning three continents in…
dear mom and dad: sarah
Today’s “Dear Mom and Dad” comes from Sarah. Sarah is the founder of Chaffinch, a non-profit that raises money for children at the Future Stars Development Centre in Kenya. She splits her time between there and York, England. You can read more about Chaffinch here. Her blog is Gutter to Globe, and she is also…
dear mom and dad: justine
Today’s “Dear Mom and Dad” comes from Justine. Justine is an English Teaching expat from Detroit, Michigan (USA) living and working abroad since 2011. She has lived in the countries of Georgia, Poland, Montenegro, and currently Palestine. She is preparing for long term solo travel of East Asia and Australia/Oceania.
dear mom and dad: celina
Today’s “Dear Mom and Dad” comes from Celina. You can follow her travels on her blog or on Instagram.
dear mom and dad: sassi
Today’s “Dear Mom and Dad” comes from Sassi. Sassi grew up in Germany and moved to the States to pursue a dual degree in Exercise & Sport Science and Anthropology from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. She’s now in the UK getting her Masters in Forensic Anthropology.
dear mom and dad: francesca
Today’s “Dear Mom and Dad” comes from Francesca, over at Two Backpacks, One Adventure, another military brat. In 2014, Francesca and her husband, Eddy, decided to sell everything they own and start travelling the world, full-time, with just two carry-on backpacks. Since leaving the US, they have travelled to Mexico, every country in Central America,…
dear mom and dad: jo
Today’s “Dear Mom and Dad” comes from my mother, someone who guest posts here often and champions me and my writing even if she sometimes doesn’t agree with what I want to do. but she’s had a pretty incredible life, as you’ll see from her letter.
dear mom and dad: thank you
Dear Mom and Dad Thank you for supporting my dream, even if it might not be the dream you thought I might dream. Dear Mom and Dad, I don’t tell you often enough that I’m pretty lucky to have you as parents. You’ve supported me through a lot, from scraped knees and bicycle accidents when…