Is it for me?
We love Couch Surfing!
Why? Because we love people. We love meeting people, learning about new cultures, connecting in an authentic, meaningful way…
We love having friends in every country and from around the world.
Group of couch surfers from around the world hanging out on the beach in Taganga, Colombia
But if you’ve never tried it, the idea of staying with strangers in their homes can be daunting to some.
All I can do is share our experiences with you and let you decide what’s right for you.
Miro and I …

Love – The new global citizen
I just watched this short video and was deeply moved. What rang true for me with the idea that on a mass scale, consciousness is expanding through love. How does this begin? First, one’s sense of self expands as we engage in the act of love. Love in the moment and loving every single interaction that happens during your day. Love for humanity, love for the man who cut you off in your car. Love for your family, love for the stranger who crossed your …

The American Dream
 
Once upon a time I woke up and realized the American Dream was our catalyst to knowing exactly what we DIDN’T want in order to focus on exactly what we DID want.
Not exactly what you expected to read, was it? But let’s back up just a bit….
 
The subject of the ‘American Dream’ has been a recent been a hot topic among many of our fellow family travel bloggers, we have decided to share our collective thoughts, with our own unique perspectives on the dream, so many base …

Monkey Rescue Center – Paseo Los Monos
Puyo, Ecuador
While volunteering at the children’s foundation in Ecuador, the group organized a field trip for 30 children and all of the volunteers on a Sunday to visit the nearby Centro Rescate de Los Monos, also called Paseo Los Monos. This is a rescue located an hour and a half from Banos in a small town called Puyo. This is a sanctuary that houses about 65 monkeys of 5 different species, as well as a host of other animals including coatis, agoutis, tortoises, and …

The Spirit of Children – An Opening of the Heart
“Learning is finding out what we already know. Doing is demonstrating that you know it. Teaching is reminding others that they know just as well as you. You are all learners, doers, and teachers.” – Richard Bach
Miro and I had the wonderful opportunity to volunteer with children in Baños, Ecuador for a two month period.  The biggest gift we received from our volunteering experience was forming a wonderful relationship with all the amazing children the foundation served. This post is Part 2 of a photo essay …

What if you were globally minded?
What if you felt like you belong to the world, rather than one country. What if you didn’t feel alliances with a particular nation, even your country of origin?

Should a person have a choice to declare themselves a global citizen? Could they self proclaim alliances to humanity instead of a one country? If so, then wouldn’t the world be their home?
“As long as there are sovereign nations possessing great power, war is inevitable. There is no salvation for civilization, or even the human race, other than the …