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Elizabeth Shipp

Hey, I’m Elizabeth Shipp! When I was young my parents loved to travel and took me and my siblings all around the US. With each new place we went, I became more in love with exploring different cultures and landscapes. In college, I was able to study in London and backpack Australia with my sister. After this, I was hooked! However, like many recent college grads, I had empty pockets and little time. I started to get pretty creative with traveling on a limited budget and 10 off days a year. After getting married and spending a few years settled down and working a 9-5, the want for adventure still nagged at me.

So, I posed an idea: What if we spent one year exploring the world! Jordan was unsure about this untraditional lifestyle but after much discussion and debate Jordan agreed to give it a shot! Although I love traveling that is not what the majority of my life has looked like. Prior to leaving on our adventures I was a nanny and newborn care specialist! In my spare time, I enjoy cooking, knitting, scrapbooking, and all things learning! If you relate to this, we’d love for you to find us on our socials and shoot us a message!

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Jordan Shipp

Hello, my name is Jordan Shipp. My family did not travel much growing up, but it was something I always wanted to do more of. For the longest time my only travel bucket list item was seeing every MLB park. I figured visiting the parks would also take me to some very cool places. My favorite things to do while traveling are not always the most typical. For example, when traveling the Oregon coast line, I had to make sure we visited the house used in filming The Goonies.

Before leaving for our trip I worked for a company that sells electric utility products. In less confusing terms, we sold everything on a power pole except for the pole. When not working, my favorite things to do are play/ watch sports, play video games, and watch TV.

How did we meet?

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Having grown up just miles away from each other in Birmingham, Alabama, neither of us knew that one summer job would change our lives forever.

In 2017, Elizabeth was a freshman in college and Jordan was working at a job he did not enjoy. We were both looking for a summer jobs and accepted positions in Northern California at Scott River Lodge, not knowing that this decision would change our lives.

Shortly after we arrived in Northern California, we hit it off as friends, but nothing more. Weeks passed and Jordan’s feelings started to change. He would ask Elizabeth to go on walks, go on bike rides, and always volunteered to help when she was doing the dishes.

One night, Jordan finally decided to tell Elizabeth how he was feeling. Next to the river and underneither the stars, Jordan couldn’t help but tell Elizabeth, “I guess it’s obvious that I really like you.” After a moment of silence, Elizabeth decided to be brutally honest responding, “I mean yeah, but it’s pretty unrealistic.” Man was she wrong…

The summer flew by and every day Elizabeth and Jordan fell more in love with each other. After the summer was over, Elizabeth headed back to Mississippi College while Jordan went back to Birmingham to find a new job. Almost every weekend, Jordan and Elizabeth would visit each other to take road trips. Car camping made their trips as cheap as possible. Elizabeth always knew she loved traveling, but she never loved it as much as she when Jordan was by her side.

Years went by until Jordan asked Elizabeth to marry him! Join their next chapter as they travel around the world for 13 months!!