Welp, Europe is really happening.

It looks like our international travels will indeed continue this Spring! 

I'm sure we've mentioned this in a previous post or two, but the backstory for the Spring is that we had this crazy idea of offering to our friends and family that we'd travel anywhere they wanted to go. We've had our fill of doing major solo trips of just me and Katie for now and instead want to focus the rest of our time this sabbatical being with and investing in the community of our friends and family. Probably because these communities that we love are the thing we're missing the most on this leg of our journey.  

Well we've had a good amount of interest in our open invitation to travel, but it is always difficult to make concrete plans coordinating with many different interested parties. And the biggest obstacle to overcome was just getting that first trip planned so other trips can hopefully fit around them. There has always been part of us thinking there was a chance these trips, at least the ones to Europe, weren't going to happen at all given some of the challenges we faced.

Well our friend Pauley, who was one of those interested parties who was going to take us up on our crazy idea, just booked his flight to Madrid for the beginning of April. So that means we're committed now to at least one trip in Europe. Super exciting! I'll be honest, it feels crazy considering we're not even back from this trip. But I'm also feeling super excited to have some adventures with someone who is so excited to travel with us. I am a little worried he's going to make me run a 5k. But maybe I can find a skateboard in Madrid to use so he can just pull me along. 

We do have a lot of challenges ahead. There is still a lot to coordinate and research. And on top of that, we have a feeling Europe is going to be a bit more difficult to stay on budget with considering we won't be staying in just one place for an entire month. Hopefully we can fit in all the trips people want to do and not go broke. But setting those challenges aside, I can't wait to see what other adventures fall into place with other friends and family during our time in Europe and during the rest of our sabbatical!