The First Lady of the family and Mama Nomad. Mandy loves to spend time with her family, travel, explore and read. She is the primary daily educator and overall household manager. Mandy is credited with being the inspiration behind venturing into this Nomadic Lifestyle.

Watch With Glittering Eyes

And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. – Roald Dahl Continue reading

Growth Is Always The Best Choice

Get better daily. You should never be the same person two days in a row. GROW. Growth is always the best choice. – Tony Gaskins Continue reading

Home Is Wherever We Are

Home is wherever we are if there’s love there, too. – Jack Johnson Continue reading

The Average Dog Has One Request

The average dog has one request of all mankind. Love me. – Helen Exley Continue reading

Follow Your Passion

Follow your passion. Stay true to yourself. Never follow someone else’s path unless you’re in the woods and you’re lost and you see a path. By all means, you should follow that. – Ellen DeGeneres Continue reading

Always A Way

There’s always a way if you’re not in a hurry. – Paul Theroux Continue reading

Enjoy The Ride

Enjoy the ride. Continue reading

In The End

In the end, we conserve only what we love. We will love only what we understand. We will understand only what we are taught. – Baba Dioum Continue reading

Carlo’s Bake Shop

If you’re interested in food-related television shows, especially those that are whipping up sweet treats, you might have heard of a little show called Cake Boss. The nomad kiddos, and I used to watch Cake Boss before bed, and it was especially a favorite of mine, and our youngest nomad.… Continue reading

Our Lives Are Different

Some people can’t fathom what we do; moving from place to place, and only staying somewhere for a few months at a time. To those people I say, “That’s okay. Our lives are different.” – Mandy Barfield Continue reading