Living My Dreams: Father and Son in South America: Journey of a Lifetime | Reflections on a Life

Book Synopsis: I am extraordinarily lucky to have had the opportunity to spend four months in South America with Jeremy, and I can’t tell you the number of times I have said, “How many 27-year-olds want to spend an extended period of time traveling with their dad?” From the outset, I knew I was embarking on the journey of a lifetime.

In early 2018, Jeremy said he intended to travel before starting law school. I mentioned the possibility of a father and son trip, and was pleased that he immediately got on board. The world was our oyster, but early on we focused on South America, a continent both of us had been to several times but that holds so many other treasures we wanted to see and adventures we wanted to experience.

On the plane to Brazil in January 2019, I began journaling, and that morphed into the main section of this book which tracks the 114 days that Jeremy and I spent together. The second part (“My Life in Brief”) provides background on my 65 years leading up to our journey. In the book you will pick up tips on places to go and things to do on your next trip to South America as well as learn about my life and my relationships with Jeremy, my family, and my friends. You will also read about trip highlights and lowlights, things I like to do, stories I like to tell, my pet peeves, and my thoughts on a host of issues including poverty, religion, and politics.

The phrase “Living My Dreams” has many interpretations, as we all have different dreams, goals, and aspirations. If you Google the phrase, you will find a plethora of people telling you how you can live your dreams. I am not giving any advice, only telling the story of one person’s dreams.