lovely people

These are wonderful people who live in our “dong” who have made Bongsun-dong our home this year. We made them a card with Korean translation to tell them just how special they are to us.
저희는 이제 미국으로 곧 돌아갑니다. 저희가 한국에 있는 동안 좋은 경험을 하게 도와주셔셔 감사합니다. 지난 1년은 저희에게 좋은 해였고 그리고 좋은 사람들을 만날 수 있어서 큰 행운이었습니다. 저희가 한국에 있었던 1년은 저희가 저희나라에 돌아가도 평생도록 기억에 남을 것입니다.

지난 1년 동안 저희에게 베푼 은혜에 감사드립니다.
감사합니다.
니콜 & 아담

This is Adam’s barber.
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This is the security man at the post office, also the only man in the city, including police officers that we have seen hold a gun.
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This is the sweet man who watches our bikes when we are at the gym and who sells us potatoes and onions
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These are the bakers at Paris Bagette.
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These are the sweet florists…husband and wife who we love.
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My friend the dry cleaner
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And of course the Imsil Pizza woman
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We will miss you all!!!
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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