{"id":713,"date":"2007-12-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-12-25T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/followtheroad.com\/en\/giving-and-helping-are-keys-to-happiness\/"},"modified":"2010-10-28T07:07:42","modified_gmt":"2010-10-28T06:07:42","slug":"giving-and-helping-are-keys-to-happiness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/followtheroad.com\/en\/giving-and-helping-are-keys-to-happiness\/","title":{"rendered":"Giving and Helping are Keys to Happiness"},"content":{"rendered":"

The year 2007 was our second year of the trip. While many people are living by a 8-to-5 formula (starting the job at 8am and finishing at 5pm), we noticed that our life started to follow a 7-plus-5 pattern: 7 months of travelling, and 5 months of living in one place. In 2006 we stayed 5 months in Copper Bank (Belize); this year for the last 5 months we enjoyed Cuenca, the cultural city in Ecuador.<\/p>\n

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One year ago we wished all of your dreams to come true<\/a>. Meanwhile we were following our dreams which were and are realized step by step. Some steps were accomplished with the help of other people we meet during our trip. We would like to thank all of them for their kindness, understanding, support, and help. A special thanks should go to following friends:<\/p>\n