We had a going away party at the pool for the girls today. They invited their friends from school and town, many of whom had never been to this pool. It’s a little outside of town, requiring a car...
Last Day of Public School
We are beginning the long, sad process of goodbyes here in Panama. Today was the last day of school for Zoe and Haley. I arranged to bring in cupcakes for Zoe’s classmates so yesterday we made them from scratch...
Q: How can you afford to be on the road full time?
A: Dan has worked for himself since 2001. He’s kind of an idea guy so he’s always working on something. Although he has many irons in the fire, we’ll mention just a few of the more important ones that contribute...
Q: How do you educate your children?
A: We have two girls, current ages 11 and 15. They have been in public school their whole lives until we left the USA in October of 2014. We began homeschooling AND we enrolled them in local school in...
Q: What are your language skills?
A: Allison speaks Spanish (read this FAQ to learn why) and the girls are learning it fast. Dan… well he doesn’t. But that’s OK. He gets by just fine. Especially with three ladies in his house that speak Spanish. Having...
Q: Where will you go next?
A: First there was Panama for 14 months. Mexico was country #2. From there we went to Spain for 3 months, which is all our visa would allow. After Spain was South Africa, where we will stay for 3 months...
Q: What does your extended family think of what you are doing?
A: No one was too surprised when we announced our plan. We’re known for surprising people with what we are doing. And given that Allison’s mother did this exact same thing with the family when Allison was 13, well, no...
Q: How long do you stay in each place?
A: Our stay in Panama was 14 months. We don’t expect to stay anywhere else that long, but you just never know. Mexico was 10 months. Spain was 3 months, as limited by the visa for US Citizens. South Africa...
Q: Do you have a home base?
A: Not really. We have a storage unit in Gilbert, Arizona. We have a mailing address via Traveling Mailbox and our address with them is in Las Vegas, Nevada. We have family in Oregon, California, Alaska, Maine and Canada....