This photo is one of the few photos we have from our journey here.....

Exactly two years ago John and I crossed the border at Tijuana into Mexico to start over as fugitives in a new, hopefully free land. It’s crazy to think of how much time has passed. So much has happened, but so much remains the same as well.

We’ve shared much of our adventures, especially the last year and a half of them, here on Steemit and I’m extremely grateful for the catalog I’ve made of everything from farming to my glassblowing career to the sunset photo shoots. No matter what happens those remain on the blockchain which is pretty cool.

Through our time on Steemit we’ve been able to share our story, both past and present and connect with other awesome people through it as a result. Lately we’ve only had the time really to share our current story, as most of our time is consumed with the fork.

We knew as soon as we crossed that border that we were home, at least someplace that felt more like home than southern California. There were businesses everywhere, even in houses and on the sidewalk. It was a free-for-all and it was just the culture shock we were looking for. I’m not sure we would have felt as comfortable to camp the way we did that first night had Mexico been anything like the United States.

We got tacos, vacated the city and attempted to keep driving. We eventually camped on the side of the road for the first of more than a week of nights driving through Mexico without issue, a good omen for our future ahead.

And honestly we still feel the same about this place. Mexico is not perfect but it’s a lot better than what we were dealing with back home and that’s largely because of the people. When we came here it was with the intention of attempting to make things work in Acapulco, or moving south to South American countries if possible. So far there’s been plenty to keep us around, despite the humid weather that I’m still not accustomed to.

Now here we are, two years later with over 3600 followers here on Steemit. We regularly hear from people we’ve inspired with our story and that’s the sort of thing that got us telling our story in the first place.

If there’s one thing to be learned from our story...if you’ve got the means and inclination to leave the United States...do so before you’re put in our situation, forced to do so with nothing. We had plenty of money in the past to leave, but we made excuses. Consider all possibilities!

Thank you to everyone who has supported us these past two years!!!