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Out and Back
Curtis Smith, author
Synopsis
Wanting to break from the mundane life we had settled into, my loving wife, our two adorable boys, our faithful dog, and I embarked on an epic adventure that ultimately changed our lives. I quit my cushy college administrator job and took a position teaching in England. What was supposed to be a one-year and one-country sabbatical turned into a multi-year and multi-country journey that took us around the world.
We didn’t know what we were doing but figured it out along the way. Sometimes things went according to plan and, more often than not, they didn’t. Through it all, we made it work and stayed together as a family. We made numerous friends from diverse backgrounds, learned more than we bargained for about a wide variety of subjects, and saw the world. Ultimately, the experience changed our worldview and bonded us tightly as a family. This is our story.