Imagine being 16 again… If you could go anywhere in the world – where would you go? If someone had asked me that question when I was 16 I most likely would’ve answered New York City. I didn’t really dream outside of the US boundaries at that time. But I did dream about getting out […]
Where in the world did she get a crazy idea like that? A 16-year-old who has never been out of the country, has no passport, and wants to go to Asia or Africa? Her exact words, “I want to go somewhere culturally shocking. So I’ve narrowed it down to Asia or Africa for sure.” I […]
I lean my head back on the seat and gaze out the window as I gently rock back and forth. The landscape accelerates by me in a blur and I allow my brain to explore it’s dark depths. I think, “this could be anywhere, it looks like Illinois, Nebraska, or Wisconsin. I continue to suspend […]
Here’s a little secret, I’m not where you think I am. Do you think I’m in Naples? Surprise, I’m not. In fact, I’ve been to 4 countries since I was in Naples and I’m currently in Pamplona, Spain. It’s impossible to travel at this pace (6 countries in 7 weeks) and be able to keep […]
How can you do what I did? If you read my website, subscribe to me on Facebook or follow me on Twitter, then I’m guessing that this is the question that you are dying to get an answer to. Right? I’ve spent years trying to help people get answers to this question. I have even […]
I constantly get questions about my travels and I do make an attempt to answer them all back. However, when someone asks a question that I think others would really benefit from hearing the answer, I like to share them with my entire Ottsworld audience (my mom + 20 other people) I had a recent […]
Accepting change is hard. Most people don’t have a choice, when the world changes – they eventually have to change with it. My mother on Facebook is a great example of this; it was the only way she was going to keep up with her grandchildren’s lives. I have to admit though – I’m a […]
Have you ever worked so long and hard on something that you forgot what you were doing or why you were doing it? The idea of the Mongol Rally for me started back in June 2010; that’s when I found some teammates that agreed to come with me. Ever since then I’ve been working on […]
It’s in my DNA to be prepared, to plan, to have a giant project plan that I can happily tick off the accomplishments. I’m happy when I can graph the critical path, and build dependencies. I’m a project planning geek and in my past corporate life I was paid big bucks to plan and prepare […]
Re-united and it feels so good…(come on, sing it with me!) My true love is back in my arms. The two months apart had been difficult for me, I longed, even ached for my beloved. My passport finally arrived in crisp FedEx envelope; I promptly ripped it open and showered it with kisses. And I […]
