(1) Transitions are opportunities to transform and reinvent ourselves by dropping facades and connecting with communities.
(2) Transitions are a chance to give passions roots through patience, relationships, and focus rather than constant movement.
(3) Devastating transitions are opportunities to reflect and reprioritize and be there for loved ones during their times of need.
46. Regardless of the weight
of the responsibility, it
momentarily transforms us
into caretakers
47.
48. “If we do not care for others, who
will care for us? We should answer
those questions by reinventing
ourselves yet again – competing
fiercely, but caring deeply too”
Anne-Marie Slaughter
74. “Patience is key. We develop
relationships not for immediate gain
but for long term community which
ultimately leads to work and other
opportunities”
Leigh Shulman, Writer, The Future is Red
77. “It’s most important to have the attitude of a
traveler: curious, interested, constantly
seeking new experiences, and paying
attention to the little details.
No matter where you live, there are beautiful
places to discover in your own backyard and
in your region; you just have to be open to
finding them”
Christine Amorose, C’est Christine
83. BACKGROUND
• Passionate about
exploring culture
through food
• Took tons of food
tours while traveling
from locals to learn
culture and stories
• Discovered pregnancy
while in Prague, about
3 years into their long-
term travels
• Moved back to Atlanta
within four months.
TRANSITION
84. www.atlantafoodwalks.com
“Every time I came back to Atlanta, I wondered why no one had started a
food tour here because Southern food has such a rich and complex
history. Much of what we eat in the South today is what was eaten at the
founding of the nation.
I found that history fascinating and I thought others would, too, so I
decided to launch Atlanta Food Walks. Our tours focus on culinary
storytelling and telling the story of the city and the places we walk
through the lens of food.”
Akila McConnell
86. • Journalist +
Photographer ->
Fulltime travel
bloggers
• Noticed lack of secure
pockets in women’s
clothing
BACKGROUND
• Creating travel
supplies was easy
because they knew
what other travelers
needed.
• Based in Boston close
to family
TRANSITION
87. www.speakeasytravelsupply.com
“Without Beers & Beans, Speakeasy
would never have become the success
that it is and without Speakeasy we
would’ve not been able to stay self-
employed and grow personally.
I have always considered Beers & Beans
my baby. Now, Speakeasy is her little
sister, and they both need each other to
grow and thrive.“
Bethany Salvon
89. • Fulltime traveling family
• Professional writer + Yoga
instructor before blogging
• Now based in Salta,
Argentina – New landscape
to explore while developing
a stable life for kids.
BACKGROUND
• Daughter stopped wanting
to talk to other kids.
• Said "Why say hello when
I'm just going to have to
say goodbye?"
• Broke their hearts and
knew they couldn't keep
moving around in the same
way.
TRANSITION
90. www.creative-revolution.com
“Creative Revolution allows me to travel regularly and see new places. I can
also bring my family with me.
You learn incredible things by living deep in a new country. You have to
learn to live by new rules. Since I often return to the same countries for
retreats, it allows me to develop community and roots in those countries as
well.”
Leigh Shulman
102. Made the conscious and
loving decision to break
from fulltime travelling for
over a year to be with her
father who was dying
from Alzheimer’s.
Excerpt from
heartbreaking post
103. Out of sadness -> Pamela’s New Love
Urban Guide Québec
www.urbanguidequebec.com
110. “Travel itself is not an answer. It can’t save you from
yourself, or the demons that you have. You will bring
them along with you as you roam.
You can’t absolve yourself of your responsibilities or
the monotony of routines that will reappear the
minute you stop moving.
And if you travel to escape darkness, it will eventually
find you”
Jodi Ettenberg, Legal Nomads
111. We need to stop subconsciously
apologizing for our life transitions
112. Do you know who I feel does
transitions really well?
115. “Why I left New York and moved to Austin”
“Why it’s time to hang up the backpack”
“Starting again in Chiang Mai”
“Searching for a more balanced life”
“How I finally came to terms with the homebody inside me.”
“Home: The death of the nomad”
“The end of my solo travels”
“And then, I moved to Stockholm”
“And then, I didn’t move to Stockholm”
“And this is where this journey ends”
116. Transitions are chances to
grow and explore more of
what you want and leave
behind what you most
definitely don’t want
117. We need to
elegantly:
Own the choices
we’ve made
Be unapologetic
about them
Be honest
with ourselves
118. Most of us travel because
we are curious beings
We have an innate curiosity to
explore, experience, and share the
world we see
119. Do we suddenly become less curious
beings because we have to stay in
one place for awhile?
120. If so,
then it’s time to reassess our motives
for travel and be completely honest
with ourselves