"Catire and I have always dreamed of taking a break in our lives to organize a long trip together and meet people, get to know places, and leave behind our daily habits. This was a dream that we nourished for when our children are grown up. One afternoon, we talked about it, wondering: why wait? We’ll make our dream come true, and do it as a family, all together. Then, we saw that the World Meeting of Families will be held in Philadelphia, and we thought it would be the perfect destination for our trip." So, Noël decided to travel all across America, from Argentina to Pennsylvania, with his wife, Catire, and their four children: Carmin (2 years old), Mia (5), Dimas (8) and Cala (12). On March 1st, the magnificent six will "set sail" from Buenos Aires and reach Philadelphia through the Panama Canal, on an 18,000-kilometer-long pilgrimage: "Our goal is to celebrate the family as a 'living family.' The children are excited about going; Cala is the most conscious, but the others are beaming and cannot wait to see the Pope. We will go through villages, towns and cities, and have the opportunity to give a vivid testimony as a family, and collect messages and stories of the families we meet along the way."
To finance this ambitious project, Noël continues, "we are using all our savings and selling everything that we will not use during these next 7 months and in the near future. We want to learn how to travel light. When we come back home, we will have to start again. Yet, we are sure that with the support of our families, friends and Divine Providence, we will succeed."
