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elleng

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Mon Aug 28, 2017, 11:33 AM Aug 2017

This Familys Road Trip Never Ends.

'When you are a child, time has a way of unspooling slowly, purely set to our natural rhythm. As we grow older, time is punctuated by appointments and alarm clocks, and we forget how to live at our own pace.

When we set off on an overland road trip in a van five years ago, we wanted to slow down time again by raising a family on the road and use their questions about nature and life as our curriculum. We are world-schooling our kids.

Many factors determine our plans. Weather and finances help us decide which activities we do, where to camp and how long to stay. We have a loose idea of where we want to be for, say, a season, or if we need to meet someone somewhere in three months.

We have traveled throughout Central and South America, visiting one stunning landscape after the other. We hope that we are raising children who will grow up to cherish the natural wonders of the world. — Emily Harteau'>>>

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/28/travel/south-america-family-road-trip.html?

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