Who We Are
We’re the Larshops! Papa Larshop is pursuing his PhD. Mama Larshop has the opportunity to step away from her job for a year. Eliot’s heading into 8th grade, and Quincy into 5th. Both are U.S. History years, so what better time to see the country?
Why we’re doing it.
The U.S. remains the best place on earth to grow up. From our National Parks to City Parks, from grand metropolitan libraries to quaint cafes and coffee shops; these United States of ours offer glimpses into both our collective pasts, and our potential futures. We’ve committed to investing a year of our lives as a family to explore and experiment, to interview and inquire, and help grow community a bit along the way. We’ll grow closer as a family, see the country, and gain a deeper appreciation for what makes these United States so special…individually and as a collective whole. We hope you’ll tag along for the full adventure!
You Come Too.
We’ll be posting updates as we figure out the details of our journey, adding content for each state. Have a favorite haunt you think we should visit? Drop us a line. Never been to a state we just went through, and have a question about something cool we’ve experienced? Post away–we’ll get back to you as soon as we can. Catch up with us enroute!
Clan Larshop.
Mama Larshop.
Coffee lover, adjunct professor, adventurer. Finder of quaint coffee shops and small farmers markets. Safe pandemic pandemonium planning? No problem.
Eliot
Eliot is completing 8th grade as a ‘Road’s Scholar’, and his blog posts will often originate in assignments from Mama and Papa Larshop. More from Eliot in the days and weeks ahead!
Papa Larshop.
Papa Larshop had the crazy idea initially, several years ago at a workshop by Echoing Green. He then shared the concept with a bunch of student leaders a few years later, and it really started moving from dream to reality. After saving and planning for nearly five years, our grand adventure is finally here!
Quincy
Quincy is taking a year away from his school to make 5th grade a year to remember! He’ll be musing about our travel in frequent journal entry blog posts . More from Quincy in the days and weeks ahead!
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