“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” – Marcel Proust This month I’m taking 6 weeks away from all of my adult responsibilities and it feels like just the right amount of wreckless, indulgent and spiritual that I’m seeking. One of the reasons I love to travel is when everything… Read more

“If you love someone, set them free. If they come back they’re yours; if they don’t they never were.” – Richard Bach  Today marks the two year anniversary of our return to California. If you followed along with our travels, then you’ll recall our story didn’t go as planned and instead after 24-months of continuous travel, our adventure… Read more

“You will lose everything. Your money, your power, your fame, your success, perhaps even your memories. Your looks will go. Loved ones will die. Your body will fall apart. Everything that seems permanent is impermanent and will be smashed. Experience will gradually, or not so gradually, strip away everything that it can strip away. Waking up means facing… Read more

Nine months ago my family drove over the Mexican border at Nogales in search of a year long adventure. And what we got was so much more. The following are five key difference in parenting norms that touched me deeply, and I’ll be carrying them home with me, along with my stash of colorful hand embroidered textiles. Excited to hit… Read more

Today I got one of those emails that every parent dreads. Kids. School. Behavior problems. I mean it didn’t come as a total shock, we’ve been seeing some serious snotty attitude at home, but I was trying to ride it out. Be patient, give extra love, and I assumed like most things with kids—it would pass. But then… Read more