Andrea Lewtas - Living in joy and helping others through holistic health.

Living, working and travelling in Europe for 2 years returning home. Then living, working and traveling in South America and Canada before settling home and practicing Ayurvedic health.

About Andrea

Andrea is a certified Ayurvedic Practitioner, Yoga teacher and avid traveler. She is truly passionate about Ayurveda, yoga, meditation, travel and life in general!

In 2016 she founded Ananda Ayurvedic Wellness, here it is her aim to help people overcome their health issues and enable them to live their life to the fullest potential.

She grew up in a small beachside town in Victoria, Australia, and after travelling the world for many years, discovering herself and what this amazing planet has to offer. She now finds herself living the beach life once again with my partner in sunny Perth.

“You need to do things that make you joyful in life.”

— Andrea Lewtas

When coming home...

• Emotions Andrea faced - Resisted but ready to come home, knew what she would face when coming home. Starting from scratch with no money. Some anxiety.
• What had changed - Appreciation for Australia and home town.
• Biggest stress - Not having any money. Having to rely on her parents. Finding a job and finding a place to live.
• How Andrea supported herself - Went to family for support and her Aunty who lived where she wanted to work. Spent time with her best friend to reminisce about the travels.
• 3 Lessons learned from travel and reverse culture shock.

1. Everything always works out in the end.
2. Go with the flow - there will be ups and downs in life but you need to be able to work with that.
3. Always choose and adventure in life - keep life interesting.

• Advise to herself for returning home - Dont stress, the stressing wont help the situation. Have a little bit of money in the back when you come home, you will eventually find your feet again.

“I trusted that everything would work out and the stage I was in would always change.”

— Andrea Lewtas

Links

Website - www.anandaayurvedicwellness.com

Andreas Instagram - @ananda_ayurvedic_wellness

Andreas Facebook Page - Ananda Ayurvedic Wellness

Julianna Barnaby - Soul searching in Central America.

Going full circle from travel writer to lawyer, six weeks in Central America and following her soul calling to return to travel writing.

About Julianna

Julianna is a travel blogger and creator of 'The Discoveries Of.' A travel writer who retrained as a lawyer and worked in London before going back to her original passion of travel writing.

Julianna took the six weeks to spend time travelling in Central America and did a road trip up the West Coast of the US, before returning home to the UK.

“Trying to be aware of my own feelings and my own thoughts a lot more rather than doing things automatically.”

— Julianna Barnaby

When coming home...

• Emotions Julianna faced - Hard, tough and difficult to face returning home from travel. Sharp contrast. Felt like there was not much control.
• What had changed - Didn't want to be a lawyer full time anymore...but what do I do?
• How Julianna supported herself - started writing again
• How did her mindset change - being conscious of what she was feeling
• 3 Lessons learned from travel and reverse culture shock

1. There is never a good time to do something. You need to make the time happen.
2. Be open to experainces
3. Some things are worth taking a gamble on.

• Advise to herself for returning home - I wish I had travelled sooner to figure out what I wanted to do.

“I wanted to write a travel website that I would want to read!”

— Julianna Barnaby

Links

Website: www.thediscoveriesof.com

Juliannas Instagram: @thediscoveriesof

Twitter: @discoveriesof

“There is never a good time to do something, you can keep on waiting for the right time to do something....sometimes the right time is just the time you do it.”

— Julianna Barnaby

Mel Cook - From Peru to Miami and falling in love.

From shy Mel to confident body and lifestyle transformational specialist.

About Mel

Once known as shy Mel, she is now a girl full of swag who loves the opportunity to stay in shape. Mel is a body and lifestyle transformation specialist who loves life and loves inspiring people to achieve the body and lifestyle that they have always craved.

Mel travelled for 4 months, a month in Peru and 3 months living in Miami. She spent her time training as a sprinter with an Olympic development coach, volunteering and working on herself.

“The way I do things in life is, I dont make my decision once I know how to do something...I make the decision and find a way of making it happen.”

— Mel Cook

When coming home...

• Emotions Mel faced - Numb, floating and looking down on her life, unsure about next steps

• How Mel supported herself - You always need something to look forward to, life coaching

• How did her mindset change - Mindset is extremely important, you cant stop you have to keep doing things towards your vision.

• 3 Lessons learned from travel and reverse culture shock

1. Its hard work coming back home and feeling grounded and settled again.

2. Having a focus and a vision. Where you put your focus is where your energy goes.

3. Look within

• Advise to herself for returning home - keep looking within

“We travel to get the high, adventure and excitement, but we can actually get all of that when were focused, disciplined and working hard towards something.”

— Mel Cook

Links

Website: www.imanifit.com

Mels Instagram: @meljaydeoliech and Imani Fitness Instagram: @imanitribetransformations

Facebook: Mel Cook

Facebook: Imanitribe

“When you make a decision whole heartedly, everything just falls into place.”

— Mel Cook

Mike Campbell - Corporate marketer to living immediately.

Slow travelling through North America and spending quality time with his wife and daughter.

About Mike

Mike Campbell is a speaker, podcast host and writer behind liveimmediately.com. He encourages parents and organisations to live more with less, and to spend as much time as possible doing things they enjoy with people they love.

During 2016 Mike, his wife and then 4 year old daughter went on a family adventure where they attempted to house and pet sit their way through North America.

They spent winter in the north woods of Wisconsin, in a log cabin in the middle of a national forest, in a town called Clam Lake that has a population of 37 people. When they arrived there daughter was the youngest person in the town and Mike was the second youngest.

They then had spring in the Colorado Rocky Mountains of Breckenridge, summer in Rhode Island, and Autumn in Upstate New York.

“Everything works out in the end, if its not worked out its not the end.”

When coming home...

• Emotions and feelings Mike faced - finding life rhythm, juggle finances, career and life. Unknown of what will happen next.
• Biggest stress - Not wanting to come back to the 'normal,' trying to figure out what his next chapter was all about, continually maintaining the relationship with his wife and daughter.
• How Mike supported himself - Support has always been around him with his wife and family. Diving into setting up his new website and podcast.
• 3 Lessons learned from travel and reverse culture shock.

1. Time is the true currency.
2. Our kids are always in contact with us.
3. The trip is only one part of the journey.

• Advise to himself when coming home - This is just another stop on the adventure, this is not the end, just another destination so enjoy the ride.

“You don’t know what the end result is and you think you might be able to predict how something will turn out, but more times than not it turns out completely different, but even more beautiful.”

— Mike Campbell

Links

Website: www.liveimmediately.com 

Podcast: Live Immediately

Mikes Instagram: @liveimmediately

Facebook:  Live Immediately

Twitter: @liveimmediately

Hashtag - #liveimmediately

“When you start saying yes to your kids, they start asking for less.”

— Mike Campbell

Megan Wycklendt - Biking the Americas and connecting with people.

Meeting amazing people on a 2 year bike adventure.

About Megan

Megan Wycklendt is a 28 year old adventure seeker who recently made the shift from a life as a nomad bicycle traveler and travel guide to a school counselor in Wisconsin, USA. 

In 2015 she began life as a full-time traveler when she embarked on a bicycle tour from Alaska to the bottom tip of Argentina. After roughly 2 years on the bike, Megan and her friend Gordon reached their destination and Megan continued the adventure life working as a travel guide in the Indian Himalayas.

Content in the nomadic lifestyle, Megan was contacted by an old friend about a job back home in Wisconsin. Although reluctant to leave the traveling lifestyle, she couldn't let the opportunity pass by so she packed my backpack and moved back to Wisconsin where she is currently living and working.

“I completed my dreams....and now I could think of other dreams”

— Megan Wycklendt

When coming home...

• Emotions Megan faced - Excitement, Mixed emotions.
• What had changed - Her identity.
• Biggest stress - The difference of lifestyle.
• How Megan supported herself - Self compassion and setting small weekly attainable goals.
• How did her mindset change - Continued to lean into Meditation.
• 3 Lessons learned from travel and reverse culture shock.

1. People are good.
2. I am resourceful.
3. Go with the flow.

• Advise to herself for returning home - Not to lose focus on her main source of energy.

“Plans are going to fall through and I have to be open to ....”

— Megan Wycklendt

Links

Website: www.bikelivingtheamericas.com

Megans Instagram: @mindbodybike

Facebook: BikeLiving the Americas

“It’s up to me to form my life”

— Megan Wycklendt