On October 8th, Elli and I filled the tank, hugged our loved ones, and took off. It has been 4 whole weeks on the road. Honestly, wow! I'm 3400km in, sitting in a parking lot in a beautiful Italian mountain town close to the border of France. I'm about to jot down the most memorable from each country and spot we've adventured through so far. It's a month's worth of experiences, so buckle up!

It's been a while since our last blog, but trust me the prep work has gone on without stopping! And let me tell you - it's been a whirlwind of an experience in all aspects. The fact that re-doing a van is hard work is an understatement. It takes time, awesomest of friends, big-time financial resources, and a lot of patience. Thanks for sticking with us and here's how it's been so far.

Here comes a long overdue ‘Elli’-post! In case you haven’t figured it out yet, she’s a White Swiss Shepherd with an October birthday, so she’s finally graduated the puppy crocodile level! I couldn’t be happier about that! She came into my life on January 24^th, so I’ve almost known her a year now.

Okay, here goes nothing. I promised to jot down my fails with the adventure prep work, and I will. Adventure before the adventure is a whole story, too. And it’s not all butterflies and successes. It’s about being bold and failing big, too. It’s about picking myself up after the fails and reminding myself that my worth isn’t defined in the fails.

What you're about to read is a literal excerpt from my handwritten notebook. I'm in the in-between moment in my life. The adventure has started, but it really hasn't yet. I'm balancing so many unfinished things with work, school, and relationships + regular mundane daily stuff. This is an honest reflection of where I'm at. I hope you'll find at least one truth from this which is true for you, too.