Make Plans, and Then Do What Happens: A Gap Year Interrupted
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Angie
- Mar 1, 2020
- 11 min
The Myer's Misadventures in Mexico
Honesty & Authenticity Alert: All is not perfect in paradise.
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Angie
- Jan 20, 2020
- 3 min
The Simple Joys of Travel
It's not all excitement. Cheers to the simple.
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Angie
- Jan 11, 2020
- 5 min
The Best Day Ever?
We are collecting Best Days Ever. Here is the latest.
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Angie
- Dec 31, 2019
- 6 min
Myer Kiwi Christmas & a Happy New Year
What was Christmas like in New Zealand and how is 2019 ending for the Myers on the road? Read on...
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Angie
- Dec 6, 2019
- 6 min
Nelson Living (or "What in the World are the Myers Up To?")
Finally a belated update on what we have been up to in our temporary Nelson, New Zealand home (with links).
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Lucas
- Nov 8, 2019
- 3 min
The Day the Fishing Gods Turned Against Me
Lucas was assigned to write a narrative essay. He chose to write about his most frustrating fishing day but does so with humor. Enjoy!
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Angie
- Nov 6, 2019
- 3 min
Settlers & Pioneers
There are two types of people in this world: settlers and pioneers. Which are you?
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Angie
- Oct 28, 2019
- 3 min
Rejunvination (Part II of The Wall)
October 23, 2019 I am washing dishes gazing out over the roaring waves of the Tasman Sea at the foot of our tiny bach (cottage), and I...
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Angie
- Oct 26, 2019
- 6 min
The Wall (Part I)
We interrupt the cheery FaceBook and polished Instagram posts for a peek behind the curtain. This blog is a week old but just able to post.
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Angie
- Sep 27, 2019
- 2 min
Christchurch Second Impressions
My initial thoughts after 48 hours in Christchurch, New Zealand.
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Lucas
- Sep 21, 2019
- 14 min
The Run
This is Lucas's first writing project: an historical fiction story set in 1800 Hawaii.
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Angie
- Sep 14, 2019
- 5 min
Livin' La Vida Local
We are one day away from leaving our temporary home in the tiny town of Hawi and a week from leaving Hawaii, so it seems like a perfect...
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Angie
- Aug 30, 2019
- 7 min
The Myer Musketeers’ Big Island Travel Top 5
Coming to the Big Island and looking for the right combination of site-seeing, adventure and non-schmaltzy tourism? During our two months...
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Angie
- Aug 23, 2019
- 4 min
We Are Mauna Kea: The Fight for the Soul of Hawaii
A family blog post about our day on Mauna Kea. Read on to hear from Dan, Angie and Lucas.
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Dan
- Aug 18, 2019
- 2 min
We Are Here - Dan's Perspective
So we are here and have been for over a month. It has started to sink in that we are not on vacation. Lucas has started school and that...
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Angie
- Aug 16, 2019
- 3 min
Wherever You Go, There You Are
Confessions from an overly optimistic traveler.
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Dan
- Aug 10, 2019
- 3 min
We've Arrived - Dan's First Post
Getting off the plane at the Kona Airport (which still has you walk down the ramp outside), I felt like I was on vacation. This was the...
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Angie
- Aug 8, 2019
- 3 min
Homesteading in Hawaii
August 5, 2019 I write this after our first memorable day in Hawi, Hawaii, a small rural town on the northern tip of the island. We are...
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Angie
- Aug 2, 2019
- 2 min
Defining Myers on the Move
August 2, 2019 It has now been exactly four weeks since Myers on the Move left San Diego and arrived on the Big Island. As we reflect on...
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