Dispach from Patagonia

Right now, in Patagonia, I am close to the end of the world. Why would I want to spend time on a computer? (Case in point, I prewrote this by hand). Within the first few days of my four week trip to Chile & Argentina, to be honest, I was having doubts about Everlater. Sitting down in front of a computer every few days, I spend only enough time to respond to any urgent emails, let my parents know that I am still alive, and attempt to Skype my wife (sounds dirty, right?). As rushed as this trip feels already, why waste a moment more in front of a computer (seems like Nate was right regarding our real competitor) ?

In many ways that’s the whole point!

If mapping your progress and sharing the information is as easy as sending an email - then you win. You’ve saved time by telling everyone in one fell swoop, documented your trip in a way that is more organized than text buried amongst the lines of an email, and you’ll never have to repeat yourself. Just tell your story once and everyone can read it - a multimedia display that tells the story with that same initial enthusiasm every single time.

I’ve tried this “tell the story once” part with my honeymoon in Peru and Bolivia by blogging about it after the fact. I have good notes, but it is hard to have the discipline to fully re-document all five weeks now that the trip is over!

So please, excuse the sales pitch that is this blog post. The product we are building here is something that I believe in - and something I wish I would already be using to help share my experiences with my friends and family. Lois Griffin once said “it’s not what you do that defines the quality of your life, it’s who you do it with” - and if they can’t be there with you - then we need to build the next best thing.