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Charting Our Own Course
We live in a world that hands out scripts. Go to school. Get the job. Buy the house. Raise your kids in the same ZIP code for 18 years. And while there’s nothing inherently wrong with any of those choices, my spouse and I found ourselves asking: What if there’s more? More presence. More adventure. More connection. More freedom.
And so, we made a choice—one that most people would consider radical. We stepped off the traditional path and onto one uniquely our own: a life of worldwide exploration with our seven children. Over the past 18 years, we’ve traveled to more than 50 countries together, crafting a life that prioritizes deep relationships, vibrant learning, unshakable unity, and unforgettable memories.
The Birth of a Dream
This dream didn’t happen overnight. It began with small conversations and a shared hunger for more aliveness. We knew we wanted our kids to grow up with us, not just around us. We wanted our marriage to be a source of energy and joy, not a roommate partnership of logistics. And we wanted to give our children a front-row seat to the world—not just a filtered version through textbooks and screens.
So we began to ask better questions:
- What kind of relationships do we want with our children when they’re adults?
- What kind of partnership do we want to model in our marriage?
- What do we want our children to remember about their childhood?
- Our answers led us to sell what didn’t matter, pack what did, and step into the unknown together.