Down by the River: Conversations from life on the road

3,9 Mid Season Check-in

Georgia and Melissa are back with another great conversation all about Vanlife Spring on the east coast. From the Outer banks to the Smokey Mountains and back to Nebraska Vanosaur and Maggie have seen it all and experienced so many wonderful moments with old friends and new connections. Please consider following and reviewing this podcast wherever you listen and join us on Instagram @DownbytheRiver_Podcast for bonus content, updates and more. If you would like to follow along Maggie and my travels join us on Instagram and tiktok @VanosaurandMaggie.

3.8 Jessica: Choosing an Alcohol Free Life

This week I have my good friend Jessica joining us for a very special conversation. Jess and I met in college through mutual friends but our friendship really blossomed after college as we became working professionals. I have seen her move through multiple phases of her career, get married and grow her family to four with two amazing daughters. Jess grew up as a Military kid moving around the country before coming to Nebraska for college. As a lover of language and story she studied English before getting a role with a technology start-up. Her passion for design and knowledge of technology drove her toward completing a masters in Human Computer interaction allowing her to take her interests and thing about how we design things for the person using them. Jess and I talk about her life and a big decision she made in the spring of 2023 to go alcohol free. This choice has made positive impact on her life, social interactions, family life and so much more over the last three years. Her story is unique but is a great example of how we can choose the life we want to living. Please consider following and reviewing this podcast wherever you listen and join us on Instagram @DownbytheRiver_Podcast for bonus content, updates and more. If you would like to follow along Maggie and my travels join us on Instagram and tiktok @VanosaurandMaggie.

3.7 Dell: Building a Healthier Community

This week I have a very special guest with me on the podcast. Dell and I worked together at the University of Nebraska becoming fast friends and programming partners as we pushed to make change for future scholars. Dell was a person of accountability in my life asking the right questions as the right time to keep me moving forward toward my goals. Dell grew up in Omaha Nebraska learning from an early age that community is the core of everything. As a kid his track coaches helped him see that his impact could extend far beyond the field and classroom. Dell speaks highly of those who influenced him through his life and opened the door to opportunities for him to not only learn but also make an impact on others. Through his years at TCU as a student, his time working as an admissions professional and now leading a team focused on workforce excellence for the Omaha Chamber, he is taking all he has learned and helping to build up and craft opportunities for others. Dell and I talk all about his experiences and how they shaped his prospective. How he and his incredible wife have taken an idea to make local and thoughtful toys and grown it into a maker’s market highlighting underrepresented own business from the local community. He shares about the initiates he is leading with the chamber to keep and bring young talent to Omaha and then helps give a road map for each of us to follow as we think about getting involved and being a part of making our own communities healthier and stronger. If you are interested in learning more about the Melanin Marked or about how you can make an impact on your community check out the links that Dell provided below. Melanin Market Website: https://www.melaninmarketomaha.com/ @melaninmarketomaha Greater Omaha Chamber https://www.omahachamber.org/ @wedontcoast Please consider following and reviewing this podcast wherever you listen and join us on Instagram @DownbytheRiver_Podcast for bonus content, updates and more. If you would like to follow along Maggie and my travels join us on Instagram and tiktok @VanosaurandMaggie.

3.6 Solo Q&A: Health on the Road

This week we try something different, I reached out to my family for questions about how I do health on the road. We get into Mental health, Financial health, Food health, and Travel Health. Please consider following, rating and reviewing this podcast where ever you listen and join us on Instagram @DownbytheRiver_podcast for bonus content, updates, and more. If you would like to follow along with Maggie and my travels join us on Instagram and Tiktok @vanosaurandmaggie.

3.5 Melissa Rodway: Travel, Health and "The People you Meet"

This week I have a very exciting guest who I first connected with back over the holidays. Melissa Rodway grew up in Ontario Canada and is a lover of adventure, travel and experiences. This passion found its start when she was just 6 years old and her father participated in a teacher exchange taking the family over to Australia for a year to live in a small town outside of Perth. The experience of a new culture and different norms half a world away from her home ignited a lifetime of taking off on new adventures. As an adult Melissa has traveled to dozens of countries engaging in active travel experience from hiking to cycling and everything in between. Melissa is a firm believer that the people you meet along your travels have a deep impact on the experiences and memories you carry forward and has recently published a book all about the people she met along the way during a four-month trip around Southeast Asia that she took in her mid-thirties. Melissa and I talk all about her book, developing her travel rhythm, some of her favorite and most challenging travel experiences and how travel ego can hurt more than help the adventure. We get into the details talking about how to fine healthy balance while traveling, how to avoid travel fatigue, and how to get the most out of each experience. If you are interested in getting a copy of Melissa’s book or learning more about her travels check out the links below: The People you Meet – Luxury, Leaches, Love, and Lao-Lao With a Host of Interesting Characters in Southeast Asia, By Melissa Rodway Instagram: @fly_travel_media Website” flyrodway.com Please consider following and reviewing this podcast wherever you listen and join us on Instagram @DownbytheRiver_Podcast for bonus content, updates and more. If you would like to follow along Maggie and my travels join us on Instagram and tiktok @VanosaurandMaggie.