We have spent a lot of time on the road the past few weeks, travelling from the southern most part of the US, in Key West, Florida, through Georgia, round Alabama, in to Mississippi and Louisana, then round the largest state of them all, Texas.
As we've been exploring these different landscapes and meeting a diverse range of people, we've done a lot of learning - about the US, about different views and cultures, about the nature we've encountered, about all the different places we've visited and people we've met.
It's good to take a break and nurture the soul, which is exactly what this trip has been doing, but it's also important not to let your mind stagnate. So in addition to learning from our travels, we've been educating ourselves in the car. From learning Spanish, to the state nicknames and capitals, to UK Prime Ministers, general knowledge, London boroughs, animal facts, European capitals; Chloe and Danielle have even been imparting their knowledge on Harry Potter. We've tried to keep it diverse and we've tried to keep it beneficial.
As famous Greek playwright, Sophocles said:
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