What are you most looking forward to/excited about?
I can't wait to see the ocean every day. It is almost indescribable how it looks and changes. There are 20 different shades of blue at any given moment. And the texture of it seems to change all the time too.
What are you most nervous about?
I honestly don't have a lot of anxiety about this. We know what to expect. We've done the hard version of this already with smiles on our faces. If I had to pick something to be worried about I would say the work side of things for me. Or maybe another global pandemic.
What is a risk you're going to take?
I guess I don't have a good answer for this one either. Maybe to be more laid back and let things come without trying to control anything. Not that I can control anything anyway, but giving up the attempts to control feels like a risk.
What is the most important thing to you that we should pack?
Passports, vaccine cards, credit cards, phone. Everything else we can deal with. A special thing I do think I will bring is a french press I use when we go camping. That feels luxurious.
What are you saddest about leaving behind?
I will miss my kitchen and cooking, especially weekend cooking when I get hours to prepare something. I will also really miss playing music with my felloe bandmates. It is such a joyful experience and we have been writing some cool, new stuff that will have to go on pause.
How are you different from last time?
Is more tired an answer? Also, I know so much more what to expect. I have a better sense of what to pack, what the challenges will be, and where the breaks will come. So maybe calmer too.
How will you know if this adventure was a "success?"
Probably a similar answer to last time. The best part of this is getting to create a powerful experience for our children. It's not just the sights and the countries that they can check off, it's how different the world can be. Or how similar the world can be. It's helping them check their assumptions and get totally surprised so they are more humble and thoughtful the next time. So a success is that their brains and lives are significantly and positively affected by the experience.
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| Chris, age 46, December 2022 |
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