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....
Q: What is your budget?
A: Let’s be real honest here, shall we? We like our comforts. We don’t house-sit or camp or “backpack” or stay in places that don’t have AC or internet. We don’t have to justify that but we do by...
Q: What about a car? How do you get around?
A: In Panama, we bought a car with cash. They don’t do financing there. Or at least with people who are on a “tourist” visa. Then we sold it before leaving. In Mexico it was so expensive to rent a...
Q: What do you miss about the USA?
A: Of course we miss our friends and family but other than that probably just the comforts and ease of life. In the USA, internet is reliable and fast. Food is fast, plentiful, easy and many times, inexpensive. Stores...