On Tuesday night, once and future Austin career break travelers came together at Abel’s on the Lake to talk travel. We broke through our attendance from Meet Plan Go 2010 of 70 by having 87 people show up. A few ticket holders didn’t make it unfortunately. I’m particularly happy that Austin ranked 5^th out of the 17 Meet Plan Go cities for tickets. Clearly this city is craving a little international travel!

Most of the attendees were still dreaming of a career break, but a good chunk had already started their planning. We even attracted a few career break veterans. Most people from from Austin and central Texas, but a few came from as far as California, the eastern seaboard and Toronto.

Our great panel showcased the breadth of experiences that career breakers can have. Catherine Hearn talked about her decision to go traveling after battling with a brain tumor at the age of 23. Angela Pettit showed how you can redesign your life to keep yourself on an ongoing sabbatical. Chris Poynor and Caroline Boudreaux showed what kind of impact taking a career break can have on your life. We also showed a video of Caroline talking about her experience. And, Toby Tull and David Aycock shared their planning experience for their upcoming world tour.

We ran over…by an hour. My intention was to be done in an hour to leave much more time for questions and networking. We lost a few people and for all of you, I am sorry I underestimated the time we needed. But, looking back, I can’t think of who we could have cut to finish earlier. And, there was so much we didn’t touch on. For example, someone tweeted a question wanting to know more about families who take a career break. Too much good stuff to share. Of course, you can always reach out to me to help answer your questions! And, here’s how to get in touch with all of our panel to follow them and their travels.

• David Aycock, Global Encounter
• Caroline Boudreaux, The Miracle Foundation
• Catherine Hearn, Thrive-ing
• Angela Pettit, Sabbatical Scapes
• Chris Poynor, Hot Austin Real Estate
• Toby Tull, Global Encounter

Here are a few shots from the evening and a video from Erica and Shaun of OverYonderlust from our panel in 2010 and are currently traveling on their career break.

 

Tags: career break travel, Meet Plan Go

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