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We Came, We Saw, We Left: A Family Gap Year
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Charles Wheelan, an economist, and Leah Wheelen, a math teacher, took a trip together around the world in their youth. Clearly this was an extraordinary experience, because they decided to re-create it, only this time with their three children. We Came, We Saw, We Left: A Family Gap Year is the result — a breezy, feel-good memoir of this nine-month adventure. The children are all distinctly colorful characters in their own right, and they endure, sometimes just barely, the trials of a life in motion. This is a delightfully entertaining homage to the classic road trip.
Charlie Wheelan and his family do what others dream of: They take a year off to travel the world. This is their story.
What would happen if you quit your life for a year? In a pre–COVID-19 world, the Wheelan family decided to find out; leaving behind work, school, and even the family dogs to travel the world on a modest budget. Equal parts "how-to" and "how-not-to"—and with an eye toward a world emerging from a pandemic—We Came, We Saw, We Left is the insightful and often hilarious account o...