My plants needed some good old nourishing bovine poop. Lockdown didn’t stop neighbors from helping each other.
Category: The Great Outdoors
Look Back. Look Forward: July Tending
June–the month our strict lockdown was ended and we had more freedom to spend time with others and get out of the house.
Third Anniversary Camping Trip
After three months of not really doing much outside of our apartment walls, we figure it was time to spend extended time in the great outdoors. We hiked to a familiar place, set up camp, and celebrated our 3rd Anniversary.
5 Favorites about Training for a Half Marathon in the Mountains of South Asia
As I began running more consistently, my love for the locals grew, my appreciation for the outdoors was refreshed, and I was able to start each day with calmness instead of chaos.
December Trekking + Camping Adventure
Take a look into our December camping trip full of donkeys, river crossings, and beautiful village people.
Birthday Camping Trip with the Cutest Kid You’ve Ever Seen
If we don’t write down our values or plan to prioritize them, we can easily forget what actually gives us joy and life. For this reason, we chose to enjoy the great outdoors for my birthday weekend and we happened to meet a pretty adorable kid too.
10 Things I’ve Learned about South Asian Villages
This is what you might see if you visit a village in South Asia. The sights, the food, the roads, the animals, the beauty, and the people. Oh, and how do you get two vehicles across a rushing river with only a small foot bridge?
Our 2nd Anniversary Camping Trip: Goats, Caves, & Monsoon Rains
We were craving some time outdoors and just a cheap break away from normal life, technology, and the busyness of daily life. Even though it was monsoon season, we decided to take a risk, pack our rain gear and go for it. Although we thought about it a little bit ahead of time, it still seemed lasted minute so I just grabbed some food we had in the pantry and quickly ran by the store.
6 Ideas for How to Rest & Recharge in a Foreign Culture
When you live in a culture that’s not your own, it takes time to figure out what actually gives you rest.
There are no Target runs, often few (if any) cute coffee shops to journal and process life at, and sometimes no other expats to have “girls night” or just hang out with. Shopping can soon become stressful when someone follows you around the store to help you shop.
Sabbath, A Milk Man, & A Day Hike in the Snow
It’s easy to neglect rest. Maybe we think everything can’t really get done in only six days. It seems that thought, though, is actually distrust in the way we were created to function…
Sometimes Sabbath means getting out of the house and into nature. Into the great outdoors where we can just Be Still & Know who the Creator is by being in his creation.