…a major benny in returning for my temp assignment at Reading Star in Gwangju has been the return to the culinary mastery of the in house cook, Emo. Not her real name but the name that I consider synonymous with uber delish Korean dishes served daily on the rooftop of our school. While immediately complimenting Nicole on her always beauteous self, Emo also recognized the frail state I was reduced to in the wake of our Japanese experience. Willing to make it all better she has been whipping up some hearty plates for the paste few weeks to get me back to my old teaching weight 😉
Great to have her food back for at least a while and to make sure I am respecting her efforts, I earn my membership to the clean plate club everyday.
Thanks Emo!
Kimchi is the new black,
adam
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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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