October 23rd 2025 Things I did not know about Taiwan Things I did not know about Taiwan I am writing from Dongue Village in Southern Taiwan. Our little home for the next week is a typical Taiwanese house, snuggled close to the main road, wedged between other houses, townhouse style. We are on the third floor and have a view of the Philippine Sea/Pacific Ocean. It is simple and clean and has everything we need, including a downstairs area to cook. We arrived in persistent rain. I was preparing...

October 21st 2025 Grace finds us Grace finds us Grace meets you right where it finds you, but it does not leave you where it found you. Anne Lamont The thing about despair is that the moment we open ourselves to receiving Grace, Grace will find us. That may be as simple as the sunrise. Or a chat with a seagull. It may be the impulse to get out of bed this morn, when only 4 hours of sleep have been had, because something tells me to be at the beach for the sunrise. It can be a smile from a...

October 20th 2025 Adventures, expansion, the human family Adventures, expansion, the human family Today, we embark on another adventure, this time to Taiwan and Okinawa. We are going to surf and dive, to immerse in another culture, to exhale and recalibrate. I am giving the digital nomad experience a try for the first few weeks. Partially working, while also partially not. A significant amount of our time will be spent in a very quiet and remote beachside village. Our idea of heaven. There...