We have not left the Planet

We have arrived in and are currently staying in New Haven, CT and have been occupied with a variety a details regarding our families, dancing around the city (explained later) and our house since arriving home for this period of time. We will be heading out again soon and we will be traveling to and through the northwest corner of our country and western Canada for the late summer and fall.
We have decided that the material gathered on the blog, in notes and pictures along the way will be collated and assembled into a book describing the journey. The book will take into account how the trip was planned and launched, reasons why anyone and more to the point, why we, would take on such an exploration (We intend to capture the emotional/spiritual dimension of why one would take to wandering and what did happen for us as a result), possibilities on how to finance such an endeavor and the effects of doing it the way we did, how we attempted to put all the pieces together, what we hoped for prior to leaving and how that may have led us to what we got , how we planned our travel destinations and what we saw and found physically, geographically (on our planet and from our interior geography as well) and emotionally and spiritually as we traveled around the country during this provocative period of our US history. We will also discuss the aspect of taking on such a journey with a 10 year old, in particular our 10 year old boy and how homeschooling has dramatically affected us, the parents and how we approach his education, and him as a student and child growing and learning on the road doing what we affectionately call "Roadschooling". While we are at it we will also meander around the topic of our discussions of the pros and cons of whether to send him back to structured school or to continue with home/un-schooling, how he feels about the matter and how that works in conjunction with finding a new place to call home in the US.
As mentioned above, part of our trip purpose was to search out a possible new place to call home that would allow us the opportunity to build an energy regenerative, earth friendly structure after the trip ended. Thus, we will also explore how in the world you can plan to and seek out such a place after having lived in, become a part of community and have raised a family in one state for 30 plus years. How to intentionally take on the possibly scary thought and act of creating a new home center and personal community out there in the world. Now, this may not be a frightening thing for some people but for others, changing the knowns and stretching oneself into new lands can bring about all kinds of reactions. We intend to explore that which occurred for us and how we attempt to accommodate the feelings and emotions of each of us and our families as we branch out from the established center.
So much more arose from the trip than can be described in short blog notes or certainly this short blog note, so we will expand on our findings and offer a view of the US and its people from the (our) prospective of witness to our culture from a wanderers eye.
I am very excited about this opportunity to share our story, all of the mind thought and physical changes that occurred on such a trip, as well as, all of the wondrous, enlightening and possibly miraculous aspects of the trip.
Something deep happens as you leave what you know behind and set out into the world unknown.... (before, during and after) Perhaps, not unlike what the so called pioneers of our country experienced as they headed into the deep west in those early days of our exploring the vast, unexplored areas of this country. As was recorded as true for them, was true for us. There are innumerable different and unique experiences that occur constantly and most are unanticipated and your reactions to them are unpredictable. In a particular frame of mind those things are just "what is" but in another, in the midst of living your daily life they, can and do, run the range of extraordinary to mundane (depending on the day, geographic location, altitude and weather conditions, your personal mindset and perhaps the alignment of the stars).
I have just finished the book "Blue Highways" written in 1982 by William Least Heat Moon and was thoroughly re-inspired to capture the account of our exploration into and around America and our larger community throughout. Thanks Jeff, very much, for the lend. I may have to get you a new copy though as the paper cover has gotten a bit dog eared. See you again soon.
If anyone who sees this entry knows of any publishers that may be interested in this format and content please let me know. bill@adaptbuilders.com

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