Hi everyone, Pema here.
Over my almost 14 years, I’ve learned a lot of things about this world of ours like kibble tastes best in the mountains, never stand when you can lie down, swim whenever possible, hike always without complaint, and mountain water tastes the best…especially in the Balkans.
Read MoreLast week we drove with two friends from Farma Magaraca Martinici to go to a Farm to Fork Dinner in Bari village with Brit and Jovan (the founder and marketing manager of Meanderbug) to feel what it’s like to have a true experience of eating on a farm.
Read More“Guys, it’s okay. These things take time. I remember reading in the book “A Year Off”, that it took the couple at least a month into their journey to find their rhythm,” said Lila optimistically to our family on our drive from France to Italy a few weeks ago.
Read MoreI am an experienced equestrian at home in Colorado.
At home, I was fortunate enough that I could walk over to my neighbor’s house, saddle up their horse, Daphne, and ride all day alone through the mountains of Evergreen, without a care in the world. I taught myself to jump on a fallen log in the woods, and then started working with a wonderful trainer who taught me different jumping patterns and strategies to work with my horse. I have been riding consistently for two and a half years now but learned most of what I know last year. I am a fast learner on an equestrian level, so I became experienced very quickly.
Read MoreIn “The Gulag Archipelago,” Alexander Solzhenitsyn wrote:
“If only it were all so simple! If only there were evil people somewhere, insidiously committing evil deeds, and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. And who is willing to destroy a piece of his own heart?”
Read MoreI’m Hedgemony Heginald the 13th, also known as Hedgie.
You’re probably wondering where Ryrie is. Well, sometimes I like to steal his computer, and this is one of those times. I decided that I would like to write a blog post as well.
Read MoreI never thought the woods of Slovenia would feel like a fairy forest, with moss dripping off the trees and high peaks reaching toward the sky. It’s amazing, it’s a little bit intimidating, and way different at night.
Read MoreIt seemed like a great idea at the start.
As Wende and I sat at home in Colorado, reflecting on the simplicity and joy we all found while doing nothing and everything on a beach in a bay in the middle of nowhere, Colombia, we realized that we had, in a matter of days, lost that joy. We had been sucked, unwittingly and unknowingly, back into the vortex of life, the bewildering swirl of to-do’s and must-do’s, of should haves and would haves and could haves, of schedules to keep and benchmarks to meet and little, if any, joy to be found. Yet here we had everything one could want – a nice house, a couple of cars, cute kids and a dog, a yard, and two jobs – but the place we pined for had so much more with so much less.
Read MoreHi Guys,
It’s been a while again since I wrote – sorry to keep you hanging. But, as my great uncle’s second cousin’s former roommate, Sir Tim, used to say, good kibble comes to puppies that wait.
Read MoreToday, we climbed our first Via Ferrata. It was called the Col Rodella Via Ferrata.
For those of you who don’t know what a Via Ferrata is, it’s a climb/hike where you wear a harness and clip into a metal cable attached to the mountain for safety. It’s steep enough that if you didn’t have the cable to clip into and you fell, you’d get hurt or worse.
Read MoreWe are definitely a delusional bunch.
Who would've thought that heading off on a year-long journey with the whole family, focused on living with purpose and passion and seeking joy, would be filled with so many ups and downs? Reflecting back, Ryrie was never keen on the whole idea of traveling abroad for a year and Pema didn’t voice her opinion one way or the other.
Wow, we made it!
My first sight of Paris was a little bit different than I expected.
I don’t know about you, but when I think of Paris, I think about cute shops and little cafes cluttering the streets. I think about the Eiffel Tower and tourists trying to see every monument.
Read MoreHi,
My name is Ryrie. I’m 9 years old, and love architecture, Minecraft, cars hiking, mountain biking, running, playing with friends and family, and most of all having fun.
Read MoreSorry not to write sooner. It’s been a bit crazy this past week with my family.
First off, back maybe three years ago (or maybe it was a week ago…I’m not all that good with time), my family and I left our house in Colorado and drove for so long it made my head hurt…
Read MoreHi, I’m Jake. I wear a bunch of hats – climber, photographer, filmmaker, etc. – but most importantly I’m a husband and a dad, and on some days I think I do an OK job at those.
Read MoreHi my name is Lila, I am 12 years old, and I am ready to take on this amazing experience with an open mind and an excited attitude! I’m very passionate about traveling and exploring new cultures in all different places.
Read MoreI’m Wende, and I’m lucky to be Jake’s life partner and mom to Pema (13), Lila (12), and Ryrie (9).
I embrace others, seek to understand, and thrive off of authentic connection.
Read MoreMy name is Pema, and, while I don’t want to be self-centered and egotistical, most people would say I’m the bedrock of this family.
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