Dec 3, 2021
In this episode of “The Journey of My Mother’s Son” podcast, I sit down to talk with Alex Smith.
Alex is the son of my good friend, and fellow full-time RVer, April Crossley. We met back in September at Henrys Lake State Park in Idaho. We were able to stay a few days in the same campground as April and her husband, Justin, and Alex and his girlfriend came out to visit them during that same timeframe as well.
During the podcast, Alex and I exchange stories of what it was like when our mothers told us that they were going to be embarking on these crazy journeys. I was much younger when my mom decided to travel around the country in an old 1967 Plymouth Valiant, but it was interesting to get the perspective of what someone else’s reaction was like when they received the news as well.
Alex is wise beyond his years. He has been fortunate to travel and gain life experiences at a very young age which has allowed him to view life from different perspectives.
Unlike me, who never envisioned myself following in my mother’s footsteps and traveling the way we do now, Alex has a plan in place in which he is working on following in his mom’s footsteps and traveling in the not-too-distant future.
Kudos to all of those people out there who have had the courage to throw caution to the wind and live a life that isn’t what society has carved out for us. And for those out there thinking about it – just take the leap, there are no guarantees in life except for this very moment that we are living in, so just do it.