The Human Adventure
The Human Adventure
Jake Bushman
Rats, Kayaks, And A Naked Greek With Cheese with Joy Owens
46 minutes Posted Feb 16, 2026 at 7:00 am.
Framing Travel And The Human Adventure
Housekeeping And How To Follow
Meet Joy Owens And Butler Travel
Family Origins And Early Global Upbringing
The Argentina Road Trip That Pivoted
Scrappy Solo To Panama And A Providential Rescue
Cooking In Europe And First Teaching Steps
Taiwan To Alaska: Culture Shock And Career Turns
Buying Butler Travel And Mission-Driven Work
What Short-Term Missions Do For Faith And Perspective
Childhood Missions In Russia And Early Risk-Taking
Taking Young Kids On A Mission Trip To Paraguay
Surrender, Provision, And Faith In Business
Emergency Ticketing Story That Saved A Life
Robbed At Gunpoint In Honduras And Aftershocks
Foldable Kayaks, Big Crossings, And Greece Misadventures
Raising Travelers: Babies On Planes And Type Two Fun
Reframing Chaos And Choosing Your Hard
Family Bonding Through Shared Travel Memories
Slow Travel Over Checklists
How To Work With Butler Travel Plus Offer
Rapid Fire: Seats, Snacks, And Antarctica
Closing Gratitude And Upcoming Episodes
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#210 - What if travel wasn’t a checklist but a classroom? I sat with Joy Owens—mother of two, CEO and co-owner of Butler Travel, and veteran of 60 countries—to explore how faith, service, and slow travel can shape a family and a life. From a grandmother who’s visited more than 80 countries to Joy’s first trip at three months old, her story moves through mission work in Zambia and Kenya, a scrappy road journey toward Argentina, and a solo $10-a-day push to Panama that turned from a rat-infeste...