"What? Quit our jobs, sell everything, and take the kids on a 4
year adventure through the Caribbean and South America? Are we
crazy? "
"You will laugh out loud as you read the inspiring true story of a
family who abandoned their crazy, stress-filled days to live a life
of adventure. "
Carla and Dan were living what was supposed to be the American
dream-the big house, successful corporate careers, and two young,
wonderful children. But it all came at a cost-the constant stress
of the weekly morning race to work and school, the tired weekends,
a family headed in different directions, the struggle to keep it
all together as effortlessly as everyone else seemed to be doing,
and the overwhelming fear that the struggle to live this life was
costing them a life of happiness.
They knew they had to make a dramatic change, so over the
objections of family, friends, and co-workers, that's what they
did-they made a" big "change.
Though not proficient sailors, they sold their house and most of
their possessions, bought a sailboat, and with their six-year-old
daughter and ten-year-old son, left on a four-year adventure,
sailing through the Caribbean and backpacking through South
America.
""Everything that defined who we were was gone. Now it was time to
find out who we are." "
They sailed down the Caribbean, battling the fears of storms,
pirates, and homeschooling. Surviving those things and more, the
foursome were not only surprised to still be talking to each other,
but were inspired by how strong they had become as a team.
Encouraged and emboldened, they left their sailboat in Aruba and
backpacked through South America where they:
Fought off biting ants in the Amazon Reveled in the beauty of
Machu Picchu Observed penguins in Chile Hiked to a glacier on top
of a volcano in Ecuador Stood star-struck in the remoteness of the
Atacama Desert
Wanderlust still not satisfied, their expedition branched out to
the US. The family crossed the country by train and RV, where they
became schooled in the art of RV parking by German tourists and
learned the dangers of mistaking a fellow camper for a potato chip
eating bear.
The best part of their odyssey was connecting with other cultures
and reconnecting as a family, learning they will always be stronger
when they are together.
"Whether you can sail a boat, ride a bus, take a train, or just
cross the street, Carla and her family will inspire you to live a
life without borders. "
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