5 years.

August 10, 2007

6:30pm, Orlando Florida

I casually walked out of my house into the front yard. Well, to an onlooker it may have seemed casual but the truth was that my heart was racing like I just evaded a hungry pack of K9 dogs and my shirt pits were on a collision course with sweat bombs the size of apples. I was awaiting the arrival of my date….who was charitable enough to pick me up on our first meeting. You see…..”my car was acting funny”, which was code for “my license is suspended”, and every Maxim guide to scoring chicks I’ve ever read says to keep that on the low low. Nevermind that none of those articles said said anything about standing outside your home convulsing in a pool of perspiration moments before your first encounter.

She pulled around the corner and all I could think was “holy $hit….did I zip my fly?”

Rather than bore you with tales of how I majestically woo’d Nicole,  which was all epically manly and would inevitably  lead to mass invites on how to construct a guide on being a suave lady killer, i’ll keep it simple. That night I met my wife. I didn’t know it…..she most definitely did not know it. But, 5 years to the day I look at her and am constantly reminded that I don’t have much room for sadness in my life and that not a moment of it should be seen as anything less than amazing.

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love you so much,

adam

How do you build a life around adventure and travel?

Intentionally and incrementally. Most families who live this way did not leap from conventional to adventurous overnight. They built remote work capacity, paid down debt, tested longer trips, and had increasingly honest conversations about what they actually want from their lives. The leap feels bigger from outside than from inside.

What does an adventurous family lifestyle actually look like?

Different for every family. For some it is long-term travel. For others it is weekend adventures close to home. What connects them is intentionality about how time is spent and a preference for experiences over accumulation. The version that fits your family is the right one.

How do you balance adventure with stability for kids?

By finding stability within the adventure rather than treating them as opposites. Routines, rituals, and family rhythms travel with you. Familiar foods, bedtime routines, and predictable family dynamics provide stability even when the location changes. Kids need consistency in relationships more than consistency in geography.

What has travel taught your family?

That people are fundamentally similar across cultures in what they want for their families. That comfort zone is a smaller circle than it feels from inside. That the things worth having in life require effort and discomfort to get. And that time together doing hard interesting things is the most reliable source of family closeness.

How do you handle the pressure to live conventionally when you have chosen differently?

By getting clear on why you made the choices you made and returning to that clarity when the outside noise gets loud. Most families living unconventionally describe an initial period of explaining themselves that gradually gives way to just living the life. The explaining becomes less necessary as the results become visible.


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