It’s funny. In the
eleven years we've been here in Airdrie, I have never felt so connected to the
community as I have since we decided to leave it. Maybe it’s just finally noticing all the
things this vibrant fast growing community has to offer, knowing that we won’t
be here to be part them, or maybe it’s that I finally have something to share,
something to talk about. Since we've decided to head out on our adventure I've had long conversations with people
that I have barely or never spoke to before. I've laughed more and shared more.
And I’m a pretty reserved person – well, to be more accurate, I’m
terribly shy when it comes to sharing my life. Funny that this journey of ours has prompted me to start a blog and do
exactly that!
It helps that it’s also (finally!) spring, and people are
outside again after a long winter. And
this winter has been long! Airdrie at
the moment reminds me of a bear coming out of hibernation, shaking the
sleepiness of the cold dark season off its shoulders.
At the same time as I’m rediscovering our own community, I've discovered a whole vibrant community of people and families who travel,
whether it be in an RV, around the world by plane or by boat or by
bicycle. There’s just something
welcoming about these wonderful unconventional families that make me already
feel a part of that community, even though I've never met any of them in
person. Check out some of them at
http://www.familiesontheroad.com/fotr.html.
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