It works on your mind: knowing you're not coming back for a long time. There is the country that you’re in, and the countries you’ve already been to, and all the countries you’re still going to visit. And then there is the trip itself. The journey. The adventure. It’s a cycle of showing up and …
What A Career Break is Really Like
Hey Friends, This week I had a chance to do a guest post for Meet, Plan, Go!, a community-based website that encourages and educates people on taking a career break for long-term travel. They do meet-ups, provide tips and advice from people who've done career breaks and offer resources for how to plan your own. …
A Balanced Approach
So how is your streak going? If you missed it, last week I wrote about fitness and the dedication and hard work it requires. Then I offered a challenge to start an exercise streak. Start with four days in a row and then see how many weeks you can do that, then months. I’ve been …
Looking Back
Sitting here at my desk in Fresno, CA, I’m staying still for a moment and taking a deep breath. It’s been quite the ride since touching down in Miami on December 16. After two days in Miami I spent four days at Sigma Nu Fraternity Headquarters in Lexington, Virginia, my former place of employment. After …
The Next Steps in Life
Trusted reader, you’ve followed my journey this far. And now you ask, what is in store for Chris Healy from this point forward? I’m leaving Chile today. Whoops, I started writing this post six weeks ago. I’ll be in Mendoza, Argentina for one week. It’s a city just on the eastern edge of the Andes, …