I promise I am not one to bash someone or something too publicly, but I am incredibly disappointed in Korea’s news teams reporting on the sad disaster in Haiti. At first, Felicity (a coworker) and I were talking about how the Korea Times has to number listed and why on earth would they not tell people about the death toll. So, each morning I search the papers for what they have to say on Haiti here in the Korean papers and this is what I have found. Basically it is 7 articles over and over in the search menu. One talks about the 7 koreans who were missing from day one (but later found ok), one talks about the 70 koreans in Haiti, one about the 1 million dollars worth of aid korea is sending over, one about what Ms. World is doing for Haiti, another about the celebrity fundraiser in America and one about America’s history in helping other countries in need. NOT ONE mentions death tolls, NOT ONE mentions the conditions in Haiti, NOT ONE mentions haitians and how they are suffering, NOT ONE mentions the reality of the situation. The other day I asked my korean friend about the news in Korean and not in English and what they have said. She said that they have mentioned 10,000 may be dead.
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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 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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that cartoon is horribly insensitive. what was the point of putting it in the newspaper?
Very sad….pathetic, actually!