….from the moment I wake food is on my noodle (no pun or perverse innuendo intended). Since our arrival two weeks ago we have undergone a steady, yet positive evolution of culinary mastery in our new country. Just to paint a picture….night one was 7-11 rice triangles and milk. Needless to say, I am not willing to live on a convicts diet and thus…we must adjust.
Over the past week we have experimented with a variety of veggies, rice, noodles and fried cakes with a mystery meat I have coined “bliss meat”. Why? because I quite enjoyed this meat and in the spirit of being ignorant to its animal or large insect origin….i eat it with a blissful delight only derived from its flavor and not its actuality. I know….there is really so much more to me than you thought….and its mildly concerning you but your morbid curiosity keeps you reading.
As in Korea, we have maintained a focus on the use of chopsticks whenever possible with the exception of the few times that my hunger has morphed into a blind rage….in which case I use my hands…then rinse them off with my tears of joy. Its rather efficient.
And so the quest continues as we cook, eat, drink cheap wine and ponder……wtf did we just eat?
smile on,
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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