We have done it! It is darn about time. Adam and I have had some rough camera luck in our time together. 1st camera…broke, 2nd camera…left in a cab, 3rd camera…dead screen, and now…the BIG ONE
For the last few months we have been talking and debating about getting a nice BIG awesomely loaded camera, but have been a bit scared to make the investment and the decision as to which one… then comes the do we buy it from the states and wait for it to be shipped, do we buy it here and hope we are getting what we want.
After some advice from a great photographer, thanks Lindsey, and a recommendation from an Australian in Bali, we decided on the Nikon D5000, it has a flip screen so we don’t scratch the screen and video which is pretty cool.
We went to Ghumo world today which is a huge electronics superstore flea market type place. We went back to the same man where we bought our Samsung VLUU whose screen has gone black and no longer works. He told us that he would send it back to the company and have it for us fixed by next weekend. So, we decided to ask him about the Nikon. I believe in the end, we got a great price. We got a UV filter lens, a 18-55 Zoom lens, cleaning kit, 4GB memory card, bag and all the accessories for a little over $800.00 which I think when we looked online for everything turned out to be a good deal, (if we ordered it from the states, the shipping would be ridiculous) So we have done it, it is now fully charged, and now we are off to YouTube to figure all the extra buttons and settings out.
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 honest conversations about what they want from their lives.
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.
By finding stability within the adventure rather than treating them as opposites. Routines, rituals, and family rhythms travel with you. Kids need consistency in relationships more than consistency in geography.
That people are fundamentally similar across cultures. That comfort zone is a smaller circle than it feels from inside. That the things worth having in life require effort and discomfort. And that time together doing hard interesting things is the most reliable source of family closeness.
By getting clear on why you made the choices you made and returning to that clarity when outside noise gets loud. Most families living unconventionally describe an initial period of explaining themselves that gradually gives way to just living the life.
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