Some days we wake up with the feeling that an elephant is sitting on our chests. The gravity of what is happening can feel overwhelming if you sit and think about it, which is easy to do right now.
We are settled in, in Nicaragua for a while. We will be staying here until the coronavirus calms down and we are able to travel again safely. We hope we will be able to leave by the end of May, but it would not surprise us if that date gets pushed back. We joke that we may look like this by the time we get out of here:
Also, once we are able to leave, where do we go? Much of the world will probably be closed to travelers for a while. Going back to the United States may seem like the logical thing to do, but is it? We do not have a home in the United States. Our world health insurance only covers us in the US for a limited amount of time to keep the cost reasonable. The cost of living in the United States is much more expensive than living or traveling abroad in the places we had planned to travel. We would love to see family again, but will we be able to do that if we go back? To be honest, we do not think the United States is the safest place to be in the world right now. Nicaragua is not either, but it is cheaper to live here.
Sometimes we want to stamp our feet down and yell: “this isn’t fair!” But who says life is fair? Life is also not predictable. First we were delayed by cancer, now we are delayed by a pandemic. Life has not gone how we planned, but all we can do is continue to move forward. We could wallow in sadness or stew in anger (some days those feel like the right choice), but that will not do any good.
We have to make lemonade out of dog poop and you know what? We are confident that we can do it. Maybe we will call it POOdleade.
We are firm believers that life is more fulfilling when you have to overcome obstacles in order to archive your goals. We have some big obstacles ahead of us, but that will make our journey more rewarding. We always joke that there is never a dull moment in our house. On a day to day basis these days we have many dull moments, but if you look at the bigger picture, the trajectory of our lives is a giant question mark and that prospect is anything but dull.
Love the story but remembering All of your family would love to be with u! What does stability look like for u? Love the pics and there’s No place like Home!!!
Thanks for your note. We miss family too, but we would not be able to see family or friends right now even if we were in the United States. We are at home as long as the four of us are together. We are happy. We believe traveling has given us more stability in our lives. It has made us focus on what we believe is important right now. It has made us see that we do not need a big house filled with lots of things in order to have a home. Home is where ever we are. We are thankful that we have a loving family who supports us in this journey.