As most in my circle know by now, I resigned from my position as a school principal this past June. It is a position I was honored to hold and a privilege I did not take lightly. One could ask, "then why resign?" I have written my answer to that question in a blog post in early July, 2017. In that same blog post, I shared reasons for my resignation and I left readers hanging with the fact that I would share news forthcoming pertaining to what is next for me and my family. This blog post is that news.
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On Wednesday, September 6th, just after this upcoming Labor Day, my family and I will embark on a journey around the world.
This is not something a year ago I would have seen coming. This is not something I would have seen last Christmas or even at the turn of the New Year. An adventure such as this did not become crystallized for my wife, Kaydee, and I until March of this past spring.
It became apparent we needed something different. We wanted adventure of another kind. We wanted to take part in something extraordinary.
We wanted a change in perspective. As Nancy Economou states, "Traveling the world gives you a very different perspective." This idea stemming from that simple quote resonates with our little family at this time.
We have read and researched for the past several weeks and months and have created our own timeline and itinerary (more on this will be shared soon). We have collaborated with world travelers across the globe for whom have families of their own, children of their own.
Our first country we will be visiting is Portugal where we will begin staying an entire month amongst the beautiful Portuguese. Specifically, we have booked flights and accommodations on the Azores islands, the northern Portuguese city of Porto, the capital city of Lisbon and lastly the picturesque southern region of Portugal known as the Algarve.
Next, we tentatively plan to move on to Spain for the month of October for which we will celebrate our oldest child's seventh birthday and the Halloween holiday. Up next will be South Africa for just under a month where we will be for the month of November and enjoy the American Thanksgiving holiday . We will then journey on to Thailand for the month of December tentatively where we will be for the Christmas holiday and New Year's Eve. We will follow up our Thailand visit with a plan to take a boat to the Southern Thailand neighbor, Malaysia. We will tentatively be in Malaysia for just under two months. After that, we will head to Hawaii for approximately one week as a type of layover to break up the very long flight from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to Ecuador. We will be in Ecuador from the end of February until mid-April.
We created our itinerary with two primary considerations: affordability and family friendliness.
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We are the Drinkwines. We are going on an adventure. I hope you can follow us along in our journey. We are creating a new blog which we plan to launch in the coming weeks. That blog will be a place for you to follow along. We would be honored and humbled if you did.
Until then, enjoy this final thought from the great Mark Twain. Blessings.
We are so excited for you! And we will be, in spirit and following, tucked into your backpack. Let's go!!!
ReplyDeleteDr. Keown! Come on and join in! :) We'd love to have you!
ReplyDeleteI could just show up somewhere...you never know, the way we travel these days! Also, we have young friends - Wycliffe translators - who just moved to Madrid this week. You would LIKE them very much. They had been in Cameroon but moved to be near better healthcare. Nate and JoAnna Causey Michael. She's on FB and has a blog - http://mycuppajo.blogspot.com/#!
DeleteWOW!!!!!!!!! I wish Turkey was a little more settled right now...it would be a great place for you and your family. The people are so lovely...the food amazing...and the HISTORY! Talk about the bible coming alive!!!!
ReplyDeleteSoooo true... I had a chance to go to Turkey back in 2009 and it was truly eye opening. Some of the most beautiful, gracious, kind, generous, and hospitable people I've ever had the privilege to meet.
DeletePlease check out the Gaudi influence in Barcelona! Even a fabulous Gaudi - inspired playground for the kids.
ReplyDeleteIt is on our list of "things to see/do" :)
DeleteWe cannot wait!
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