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 will still be sunrises, still over the Pacific, just 5,600 kilometres or about 3500 miles north.

I love how travel both reduces us and expands us.

The loss of routine, the shattering of same same. 

Different language, different food, different customs and timelines. Finding ourselves lost on a daily basis. 

And the expansion of worldviews, understanding the island’s history, its current tensions with China, the people, their values and motivations. I love getting a sense of place, and then how place fits into the larger world.

Over the next few weeks, I will write with a Taiwanese perspective and post a few hours later than usual. 

Thank you for being on the journey with me.

Photo Taken October 17th 2025, Article published October 20th, 2025