February 17, 2023 BOYS’ NIGHT- GIRLS’ NIGHT Around 5:30 this evening, all four boys ventured out into the relentless gusting wind at sunset. Despite the cold, they hiked to a view overlooking the ocean, and us girls hung back at the vans. Perhaps with a little more common sense, and a little less sense of …
February 16, 2023 WORK SCHEDULES IN MEXICO It’s only Wednesday now, and I have three new tutoring students that I just picked up starting next week. I also got a new pre-med student working on his personal statement from one of the people that I had previously helped, which really made me feel good! It’s …
February 14, 2023 FIRST VALENTINE’S DAY IN BAJA I’ll let you in on a little secret… I love Valentine’s Day! Maybe this is an unpopular opinion, but really, I love any holiday. I adore a good reason to get out of my normal routine. I’m a huge fan of getting dressed up and/or eating out. …
February 12, 2023 Even though we went to bed last night around midnight PST, we both got great sleep. It probably had something to do with how much stuff happened yesterday, trying to cross into Baja. Zak got up early to watch the sunrise. I got up around 8 and the sun was bright, and …
February 11, 2023 We just spent our first day in Baja and I seriously can’t believe that we’re doing this and that we’re here! With all our parents’ nervousness, it can be hard not to feel scared ourselves, even when we were so excited. When Zak and I told our moms that we planned on …
Is it Illegal to park in Parking Lots? As far as parking overnight, where it is okay to park and where it is not okay to park really depends on the lot and depends on the state/ county. Some counties have specific “no overnight parking/ no camping rules”. However, usually you can find this out …
I absolutely love to cook. One of the hardest things for me to give up when we moved into the van was all of my kitchen appliances, spices, and baking supplies that I could keep without dramatically altering the space in our kitchen. Now, our kitchen counter pushes up to our bed, and Zak can’t …
Ever wonder what to do in Western PA? What about with a dog? Here are some of our suggestions while you are traveling through on your own road trip!
Day 36: 3/26/22 10:12pm Today we woke back up at the same Cracker Barrel in Destin and we were both just SO dirty. Today is Saturday mind you, and the last time I showered and put on clean clothes was Wednesday. Zak last showered on Tuesday! We always feel a little extra dirty when it …
Day 35: 3/25/22 10:08pm (central) Today was cool! We woke up at Cracker Barrel and then went straight to Henderson Beach State Park to walk with Auggie. It was $6 for entry to the park, and she wasn’t allowed on their beaches, but we were allowed to walk on the nature trail with her! We …