After living with student loan debt, there was no way in this beautiful world that I would ever take out another loan. I’m currently working on a project, Traveling Texans, to not only hold my husband and me accountable to this life mission of owning a home without debt, but we wanted to eventually teach [...]
Since I’m from Texas, I’ve heard of dulce de leche and have tasted it before. I always thought it was caramel. If it’s a caramel color, it’s either something dirty or it’s dulce de leche. When we moved to South American, I was in for a surprise. I had to experience it Argentinian style [...]
Though President Lincoln theater attendance didn’t have a happy ending, that doesn’t mean the curtain has to close on yours. I recently came across this quote on being happy from Honest Abe, and I couldn’t help but want to share it (along with my sass insertions). There’s so much wisdom that many of us could [...]
Even though Morgan Freedman crosses off a lot on his bucket list in the movie, I still always felt sorry for his character because he never got to reach that mountain. There was just that one thing he couldn’t get to because of time. I hope you have plenty of time to reach your “mountains.” [...]
We quit our jobs. We sold our stuff. We got rid of our cars. We traveled abroad. My husband and I decided that we were really bored and needed to make a change in our lives. With $25,000 in student loan debt when we got married, we made a plan and got it paid off [...]
We all know the wisdom that went into Stephen Covey’s famous book about highly effective people, but what about the losers in the world? Where’s their book? Plus, what if you don’t know if you’re a loser? Do people wonder if they have loser-like tendencies? It’s time to find out if you’re one of the [...]
I recently asked several dozen women for their insight on their dream jobs. The ideal job! The job that would inspire them to live out the rest of their goals. I soon discovered that they were diverse and utterly inspiring as the women themselves. Women of all races, nationalities, professions, and stages of life [...]
What I Discovered About Myself When I Thought about my Goals for 2012 February is reaching its close, yet all I want to do is write about the changing of the new year. It was like that time I was sleeping in Chemistry class while everyone had moved on to 4th period. No one had [...]
As I sat on the sand beach of San Martin at Igazu Falls, I couldn’t help but feel sorry for my old self—the self that wouldn’t ever let me have fun. Who was that woman who wouldn’t ever let me go to the beach, even the crumby polluted one near my apartment back in Texas? [...]
It’s Hard Saying Good-Bye to New Friends After spending 2 amazing weeks in Brazil, we are heading to Montevideo, Uruguay, for a layover before we eventually embark for Buenos Aires (or what David and I have coded “BA”). I feel happy to leave a country where I have certainly gained 10 pounds from stuffing myself [...]
David and I journeyed to Cementario de la Recoleta (Recoleta Cemetary) yesterday. It’s one of the world’s most famous burial spots, with crypts where the most prestigious Argentinian families go to be buried. We hopped on the subway, passed a hippy market selling quality handicrafts and incense before purchasing Chomps, pop-corn ice cream, as [...]
I spoke with my mom this afternoon about living in South America and how I bitterly wished I had done this years earlier. She said it wasn’t the right time in my life and now was the time to seize these opportunities. I thought about what she said and realized how right she was. Moms [...]
