We have been lucky enough to have help from a number of random people along the way while traveling. There are those who have helped us with understanding languages or cultural differences or have helped us overcome getting around on local transportation. For all of this we are very thankful, but one of our greatest memories is from our honeymoon—when we were trying to hide out from everyone—a wonderful couple was right next door whom we ended up forming a friendship with.

I hope to never have a great answer to answer this question. Although I make mistakes daily when it comes to traveling, I havent yet considered any of them BIG. Even being left in Spain with no train and having to chase a bus down didnt factor as a mistake, just part of the journey. Every mistake is a lesson and an experience to be absorb and revisited when another situation occurs.

Why change if you have a good thing going? If it works…why fix it?

We have big things happening in the next 365 days and our goals seem to be broad and overwhelming. It is easy for us to say we want to change our worldview in the next year, but what specifically does it mean? What do we want it to change to? I like my goals to be defined and attainable, but outlining goals for my first round the world experience is hard since I have no idea what to expect.