We are Rachel and Al. In July 2021, we both retired from jobs we loved to begin the next great adventure in our lives. We hatched the plan as an interesting idea to talk about, far in the future: someday we want to live in a different country each year, for a full year, for ten years. Now the future is here! Our kids are grown and scattered, our health is still good. We seized the opportunity presented by an early retirement offer to fast-forward the time frame, sold nearly everything we owned, and here we are, exploring the world, one country at a time. If you’re interested in following along with our adventure, sign up below! If you want to learn more about us, click on About. If you want to learn more about the plan and how we launched it, click on the links to other articles we’ve written. And if you want to catch up on where we’ve been and what we’ve seen and learned along the way, check out our Blog and Photo galleries (above).
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36 Views of Mount Eden
The Japanese artist Hokusai is best known for his original 36 woodblock prints depicting views of the sacred Mount Fuji. Up close, from afar, in rain, snow, sun, nearly hidden behind a giant wave, peeking out from behind a bridge, beyond the Tsukuda islands, and mirroring the pointy rooftops of a city, are just a…
Lifesitting
Driving to the beach from our four-bedroom suburban house in a shiny SUV with a big, gentle Rhodesian Ridgeback in the back, the Talking Heads song “Once in a Lifetime” played on repeat in my mind: You may find yourselfIn another part of the worldYou may find yourselfBehind the wheel of a large automobileYou may find…
Scenes from the South Island
We sometimes run out of expressions of awe when inspiring vistas pop up around every corner. You can only say “wow” and “amazing” and “gorgeous” so many times. Once, in Italy’s Cinque Terre region, we decided to use the name of a nearby town, Poggibonsi, as a substitute. Turn a bend, take a deep breath……
Seeing the World, One Year at a Time 