Ah yes, so its that time again for the ultra competitive debacle the school cleverly calls, “sports day”. As before, the day would include team sports and opportunities for self humiliation in the form of dancing in my case.
The first stop was the train village of Gokseong which was neat, unfortunately we didn’t have much time to explore but I did grab a few shots of the area which we will hopefully be able to revisit before we head out.
Before the competitions, we all stood in the front of a water fountain play area and although it was cold and we are adults…we couldn’t help but run through…a few times. The first few times we were lucky and then our boss encouraged us to do it again. little did we know that people were coming in on all sides. Another girl and Nicole bumped heads and then the water exploded on them and they were soaked.
The initial set of competitions pitted individual team members against each other in cruel tests of spirit which for me was pounding 16 ounces of coke before 5 others could eat some wasabe bread. I may have won the competition but my stomach was losing the battle for the next few hours.
After some sushi for lunch the games began. We began with our group chant that highlighted my lack of coordination on the dance floor an then onto the all womens soccer game. Nicole mistook this game for a world cup qualifier and immediately went for the shins of the opposing players which in the end was a good strategy as she scored and her team went on to win the game overall.
The rest of the day was filled with other random activities including foot soccer, relays, korean steel ringy games, and a shoe toss to name a few.
The final tally found Nicole’s Reading Star/Ghumo Avalon team the victors this time around and the proud recipients of a foam memory pillow rod…..yup.
Need more photos, check under the photographs tab at the top for the full shabang….
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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 honest conversations about what they want from their lives.
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.
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. Kids need consistency in relationships more than consistency in geography.
What has travel taught your family?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.
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 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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