Anna Fowler
A Different Perspective on 2021 by Anna Fowler
As the year comes to a close I take some time to think over the past twelve months, how they were spent, and all that was accomplished...
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Anna Fowler
- Aug 5, 2021
- 3 min
Anna’s Personal Travel Story: Getting Lost in Dublin
The first time I traveled internationally, I went in with very few expectations of how the journey might look. I’ve never been a planner...
Victoria Bly
- May 21, 2021
- 3 min
Iceland Adventure Goes Wrong
In the Summer of 2017, my husband and I backpacked through Europe. Our very first stop was Iceland! We were so excited because it was a...
Anna Fowler
- Feb 7, 2021
- 6 min
COVID Travels: An interview with Monga
As you are all aware we are still in a season of learning what our “new normal” is when it comes to travel. 2021 has brought lots of...
Christie Costello
- Jan 5, 2021
- 2 min
Recommitting & Refocusing in 2021
Happy New Year! Can you believe 2020 is finally over? I cannot remember a time in my life when a specific year was so maligned. We will...
Anna Fowler
- Jan 3, 2021
- 3 min
The Man Behind the Architecture
In my few experiences traveling internationally I always based my reason for visiting those countries on two things; either it had a...
Victoria Bly
- Dec 30, 2020
- 2 min
2020 Silver Linings: Baby Ellis Brave
Written by: Victoria Bly The sweetest silver lining of 2020 is our sweet baby boy. My husband and I were pleasantly surprised to find out...
Chris Costello
- Dec 29, 2020
- 2 min
2020 Silver Linings: Working with my Hands
Written by: Chris Costello I love what I do. For twelve years, I have been planning meetings and conferences for small to mid-sized...
Anna Fowler
- Dec 28, 2020
- 2 min
2020 Silver Linings: Time to Rest
Written by: Anna Fowler As it has for all of us, 2020 threw a lot of unexpected changes in my direction. At the end of 2019, my husband...
Christie Costello
- Dec 27, 2020
- 2 min
2020 Silver Linings: My Garden University
Written by: Christie Costello Having a health condition that makes me super high risk for COVID-19 means that 2020 has been a doozy of a...
Victoria Bly
- Dec 26, 2020
- 3 min
2020 Silver Linings: Unexpected Blessings
Written by: Victoria Bly Whenever I stop to reflect on the year 2020 my heart is flooded with emotion. It’s important to allow ourselves...
Victoria Bly
- Nov 16, 2020
- 4 min
Travel that Has Shaped Us, Part 10: Where my Narrow Mindsets were Broken Open
This piece is part of an ongoing series in which we will explore how travel has shaped our lives - who we are and how we see the world....
Anna Fowler
- Nov 6, 2020
- 4 min
Travel That Has Shaped Us, Part 9: The Culture that Opened my Eyes
For as long as I can remember, Ireland has been number one on my bucket list. I can’t fully explain why, as no one that I’d known had
Dacoda Maddalone
- Aug 23, 2020
- 3 min
My Pandemic-Season Beach Getaway
On top of that, it’s a bit unpredictable planning a family reunion during the pandemic. “Are we going to be safe? Is the beach going to be..
Dacoda Maddalone
- Aug 9, 2020
- 4 min
Travel That Has Shaped Us, Part 8: Bali & Growing in Gratitude
We stayed in an open-air treehouse that was tucked away in the back of a rice field for half of the trip. Each bed had a canopy intended...
Christie Costello
- Jul 26, 2020
- 3 min
Travel That Has Shaped Us, Part 7: Fam-cations and Friend-cations!
My first time to Europe was a 4-day stop in Frankfurt on my way to India.
Christie Costello
- Jul 12, 2020
- 4 min
Travel That Has Shaped Us, Part 6: Missions Travel
While I definitely grew up poor, this was really my first experience of abject poverty. Going into that region of Mexico, I was actually...
Dacoda Maddalone
- Jun 28, 2020
- 4 min
Travel That Has Shaped Us, Part 5: Moving to the Other Side of the World
“25 days until I board a plane and move to the other side of the world. (who’s idea was this again?) JK, I’m feeling...
Christie Costello
- Jun 14, 2020
- 3 min
Travel That Has Shaped Us, Part 4: Growing up a Traveler
I (Christie) moved a lot as a kid. My family was all over the place. My parents divorced when I was three...
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- May 31, 2020
- 4 min
Travel That Has Shaped Us, Part 3: How I Fell in Love with Travel
I will not soon forget the exhilarating feeling of being in the Sacred Valley and then finally getting to look down at...