Kara and Nate @[email protected]
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Hey, y'all! We are a husband and wife from Nashville, Tennes
Wow! The beautiful response to my epilepsy journey has blown me away. Thank you to everyone who has shared their stories with me. Thank you to the medical pros who have reached out and offered advice. And thank you for all the love and encouragement. Y’all have no idea how much comfort I’ve found in hearing from all of you!
I feel so good now that everything is out in the open. My goals for that video were:
1. To remind you that you really never know what someone is going through
2. To encourage you to give grace and be nice to people you follow and to yourself
3. And to help anyone else going through a hard time - whether it’s your health or just in life, and to show you that you’re never alone
I really hope you can keep 1 & 2 in mind when scrolling through social media. Don’t compare your life to others. We all have our struggles. And goodness gracious, just be nice. Don’t be that judgmental person in someone’s inbox.
I am in tears typing this (who’s surprised). Because we have no idea how much power is behind the words we share with others. You can really make or break someone’s spirit with just one comment you think they’ll never see.
If you made it this far in my caption, send someone you follow a nice message today. Let’s share the love 🥰
We said our last goal was to help at least one person through sharing my story, but man, y’all have helped me more than you know.
Thank you again 💜 let’s kick epilepsy’s butt and show em who’s boss!!! 💪🏼
Remember a couple months ago when we were hiring for the FareDrop dream job?! Over 700 people applied, we narrowed it down to three finalists, and y'all voted for...
Sara and Tony!🎉
They are now traveling the world for the next 6 months on flight deals they find using @faredrop! ✈️ And they are documenting their adventure every step of the way🎥
Sara and Tony's enthusiasm for exploring new places reminds me a lot of us back in the early days 🥰 So, if you miss the budget traveler version of Kara and Nate, you're going to love Sara and Tony's videos.
So head over to the new @faredrop channel to watch their first TWO videos!! 🌎
Sara and Tony found so many fun things to do in Mexico City on a budget. I think it's time for me and Nate to plan a second trip there just to eat! And then they were off to Colorado next, which most of you probs already know our feelings towards that state ;) ENJOY 💛🫶🏼
This week’s video is on @DailyDrop‘s channel!! Have you ever wondered the difference between Business and First class flights?! I’m always surprised with how many people I’ve talked to who don’t realize they are FAR from the same!
Nate and I took different flights home from Tunisia, and we compared Lufthansa’s business vs. first class experiences 😍 At the end, we give our thoughts on whether or not we think it’s worth the upgrade! Let us know what you think ;)
If you follow us on Instagram you probably know why we didn’t post this weekend 😅😬…..We have been on an epic road trip through Oman 🔥 and can hardly wait to share this special series with you 🫶🏼 But first, we lived out of the Cybertruck “basecamp” tent in Joshua Tree!! 🤯 Video coming this Saturday!! ✨
Nate turns 35 today!!! 🎂 5 photos with a caption could never sum up who Nate is or what he means to me. But these are some photos from this past year that capture a lot of who he is ;) wild, adventurous, hardworking, funny, loving, and did I mention adventurous? Never a dull moment with this guy! He’s all or nothing in everything he does, and it’s one of the million things I love about him. No dream is off limits. No idea is too crazy. No bed is too cold. No food is too weird. No climb is too scary. No work is too hard. I don’t know how he does it, but I do know that my life is so much better because of him! I have to mention he’s brought me coffee in bed every single day for 10 years, since the day we were married. So it’s hard to say no when he wants to bike across America, survive on a deserted island, ride mopeds across Peru, sleep in ice caves, etc ;) happiest birthday to you my darling Nate 💝🥰🫶🏼😚
Just wrapped up 168 hours of train travel 😍🤯 We rode coast to coast of the US on Amtrak, crossed the border into Vancouver, then all the way back across Canada on Via Rail! 🚂 But after a week of shakey squeaky beds, we’re pumped to be sleeping in a hotel tonight 😂🙌🏼 We’ll post the first ep of this series this weekend! In the meantime, check out @DailyDrop ‘s newest video about our 1 year anniversary 🎉🥰
Nate and I slept in 159 different beds in 2023, meaning on average we packed up our stuff and moved every 2.3 nights. I kept a running list on my phone all year ➡️ swipe to see some 😄
(That’s including a couple months of van life, where ‘technically’ we were in the same bed…but still in a different place each night 😅 so I say every 1.9 is our avg but whatevs)
We slept on planes, trains, and boats…on the sand in a handmade shelter, in frozen ice caves (TWICE), on cold airport benches, in hammocks on the beach, on wooden decks of tribal jungle homes, in mud huts surrounded by guinea pigs, on box spring mattresses….just to name a few 😄
But that list also includes first class lie flat beds 🙌🏼 and extremely cozy hotels, airbnbs, and home stays.
We love to juggle the extremes at both ends of the spectrum. Nate has never done anything halfway ;) And I love it this way.
However at the beginning of 2024, we made the decision to take a little break to recharge after 8 straight years of full time traveling. For the first time, I felt like I had hit my limit. I was tired and sad and stressed but ignored it until I actually broke down.
And I did NOT like this version of myself. I had to finally admit to myself that it was ok to be living my dream life, but also need a break from it. I was scared of what people would say and the judgement that could come my way from complete strangers to me.
But I am so excited to say that we have slept in the same bed without packing or moving for *40 DAYS IN A ROW* 🙌🏼 and even happier to say that we have received an overwhelming amount of love and support during this time. Thank you for your patience and kind words 🙏🏼
There were still some unexpected things that came up during these last 40 days that didn’t make it the “dream break” I was expecting, and we’ll tell that story eventually. But for now….
We are on officially on the road again and PUMPED for 2024 adventures!!! 💃🏻🌎🤸🏻♀️
We are hiring for a *dream job!!* ✈️🎥🌎 That’s what we’ve been calling it, because back when we first started traveling and making videos, this exact position would have been our absolute dream! 😊
We are going to pay one lucky person to travel the world for 6 months and make videos!!!
This person is going to be the face of @faredrop - which is our app that sends amazing flight deal notifications from your home airport (or any 10 airports you choose in the US and Canada) to destinations all over the world!
This person’s job will be to:
*book a new FareDrop deal every 2 weeks
*fly to wherever that deal takes you in the world
*film and edit videos of your trips for the FareDrop YouTube channel and other socials
*live their best life for 6 months 🥰
Our goal with this job is to show that these FareDrop deals are real 😍 And how sometimes you just have to “let the deal decide the destination” 🩵
Some of our absolute favorite travels have been to places that weren’t exactly on our radar, but we ended up there thanks to a cheap flight. And once we got there, we never wanted to leave! They are genuinely some of our most treasured memories.
We are overjoyed about this opportunity and cannot WAIT to see where this person goes!
Click here for more details and to apply 🫶🏼 forms.gle/3nz8H4CNKfDMos4i9
We are taking applications until the end of the weekend!! Good luck 🥰
P.S. All of the camera pics are in an attempt to show that you must know how to film and edit for this job, however Nate’s filming face and stance are not necessary ;)
Where we are now ❄️ vs. where we were ☀️ Feels so crazy editing our video from the warm sunny Maldives while sitting in frozen Colorado!!
We slept in the world’s first underwater hotel room, and we cannot wait to share this *insanely* cool place with you 😍 Posting this Saturday at 11 am est! 🎥
Thanks again for being patient with us these first few weeks of the year 🫶🏼 Much love!
Hey, y'all! We are a husband and wife from Nashville, Tennessee.
We started our YouTube channel on a whim when we decided to take a year off and go travel back in 2016. One year quickly turned into 4, and at the very end of 2019 we stepped foot in our 100th country. If you want a quick summary of that journey you can watch the documentary here - youtube.com/watch?v=FuFv4iF8wgg
Shortly after achieving our 100 country goal, the pandemic hit. With international travel no longer an option, we bought a van and spent two years traveling around the U.S. living in our tiny home on wheels.
At the beginning of 2022, we moved out of the van and back into our suitcases full-time. We're not exactly sure what our next "goal" is going to be, but we're currently having fun bouncing around the globe chasing our passions and interesting stories.
Subscribe to our channel if you feel like it :)
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