Rewilding Parenthood

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Ep. 28 | How to Outfit Your Family for Paddling on Multi-Day River Expeditions Jun 30, 2020

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This week we are checking in from the Grand Canyon in Northern Arizona where we share stories of climbing, and river exploration in Flagstaff and Sedona, Arizona. Then we’ll pivot and cover our theme of the week - how we outfitted our family for river expeditions.

A major part of our journey has been to learn which sports we can do together as a family of four with a two and five year old. We biked last year including some bikepacking trips, but found our bikes were just getting abused by dirt and sun on the back of the van - basically a liability. We left our surfboards behind this summer knowing we would unlikely see the Pacific for months and opted to take a gamble and find some form of river craft on our journey - opening up our options to explore some of the West’s great waterways in the form of multi-day expeditions. While we have experience on the water and overnight expedition experience as a family of four, river expeditions have been an entirely new sport for us. In this episode we cover our process, journey and philosophy to get into it.

ABOUT THE PODCAST

Rewilding Parenthood is a podcast for families leading bold and courageous lifestyles. Formerly told as an interview based podcast featuring other families, it’s now pivoted to track the journey of @afueravida, a family of four seeking to rewild themselves through experiences. Each week hosts Colin Boyd and Sofi Aldinio check in from a new location, recording from the road in their 1978 German Emergency Vehicle as they travel a circuitous from Maine to Argentina. Along with stories shared they will cover off on a unique topic to inspire, educate and embolden the Rewilding Parenthood Community.

Rewilding Parenthood was produced by Afuera Vida and hosted by Colin Boyd & Sofi Aldinio. Follow the journey, and podcast highlights on instagram @afueravida.

Music by Thomas Tyrel and Mercedes Riva

Ep. 27 | The Pros and Cons of Overlanding as a Family Jun 23, 2020

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This week we are checking in from Sedona, Arizona where we’ve rafted up with our dear friends @SimplyUsAndaBus to shelter in place together. We’ll share some stories of our trip from the Mojave to the Sonoran Desert and then dive in for our theme of the week - week - our opinion of the pros and cons of living on the road.

We’ve boiled the themes down to four main categories - Freedom, Time, Security and Education. For each theme we will discuss the pros and cons of this lifestyle vs living a life with a typical home.

Thanks for tuning into the Rewilding Parenthood Podcast - let us know what you think by hitting us up on instagram @AfueraVida.

ABOUT THE PODCAST

Rewilding Parenthood was produced by Afuera Vida and hosted by Colin Boyd & Sofi Aldinio. Follow the journey, and podcast highlights on instagram @afueravida.

Music by Thomas Tyrel and Mercedes Riva

Ep. 26 | Finding Balance While Living Full Time on the Road Jun 16, 2020

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We’ve spent the last week in what feels like Mars. There are hardly any cars on the road. Any signs of life are closed and we are far from water, fuel, grocery stores and cell signal. As much as the silence has been eery, its been welcome to get away from the noise and the daily coronavirus updates and settle into our new normal - back on the road.

This week we will be sharing our journey from the southern Sierras of CA to one of our favorite destinations, the Mojave Trails National Preserve. Next we’ll dive into the main segment of our show - finding balance between community and loneliness on the road.

For us, we enjoy the solitude and the extended time together as a family, but we talk about what hardships are faced alone and how community is formed in unforeseen places.

ABOUT THE PODCAST

Rewilding Parenthood was produced by Afuera Vida and hosted by Colin Boyd & Sofi Aldinio. Follow the journey, and podcast highlights on instagram @afueravida.

Music by Thomas Tyrel and Mercedes Riva

Ep. 25 | A New Podcast Format and the Orange Crush Origin Story Jun 04, 2020

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After a year of producing interview based podcasts, we have decided to reformat the show to share our family journey overlanding across the Americas in our 1978 Mercedes 508D.

After a year of producing interview based podcasts, we have decided to reformat the show to share our family journey overlanding across the Americas in our 1978 Mercedes 508D. Each week we’ll update you all on where we are at and highlights from the past week along with a deep dive into subjects ranging from pros and cons of overlanding, travel advice, raising kids on the road, homeschool and any other topics that come up.

So where did this thing come from is a question we here a lot when driving in our hot orange, 1978 Mercedes 508D Command & Control Center. Everyone wants to know what it is, where it came from, how much we paid and what we’re doing in it. So instead of answering everyone one by one, we decided to make a podcast about Orange Crush - our iron stead faithfully whisking us from place to place.

So from Onyx Pass, CA - we share an update from the past week including installing a new water tank, officially leaving Joshua Tree and getting back to the mountains. Next we dive into how Orange Crush came to be. If you’re curious about why we decided to make this major life transition, I’d recommend listening to Season 1, Episode 1.You could also visit a couple blog posts to check out how the van looked originally and then a van tour to check out the build we hit the road with.

ABOUT THE PODCAST

Rewilding Parenthood was produced by Afuera Vida and hosted by Colin Boyd & Sofi Aldinio. Follow the journey, and podcast highlights on instagram @afueravida.

Music by Thomas Tyrel and Mercedes Riva

Una Familia Decide Vivir Viajando y Sin Fronteras May 07, 2020

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Geraldine y Mariano Juchnowicz tienen 4 hijos y su historia de viaje comienza en Argentina. Sin nunca antes haberse subido a un motorhome decidieron encarar un sueño que muchos no se animan, viajar con su familia y animarse hacer algo completamente nuevo. En solo 3 meses terminaron las remodelación del bus Mercedes o321h y partieron rumbo hacia Alaska. Antes que comience la cuarenten por el coronavirus, Geraldine y su familia estaban planeando el cruce hacia México, desde Colombia, pero hoy se re plantean que es lo que va suceder. Todavía no tienen fecha de cuando pueden salir de Colombia y qué rumbo van a encarar. “Alaska no es la meta sino el viaje en sí mismo, y el viaje ya tiene vida propia” Si quieres seguir su viaje y conectarse con ellos, puedes hacerlo a través de su cuenta de instagram @viajesinfrontreras.

ACERCA DEL PODCAST

Rewilding Parenthood, es un podcast presentando familias audaces liderando un movimiento de restauración , regeneración y re-cultivación donde padres están buscando y viven, una vida de manera intencional.

Nuestro podcast es contado temáticamente por temporada donde cada temporada cuenta de 5 episodios. De los 5 episodios cuatro van hacer presentados en inglés por Colin Boyd, mi pareja, y el quinto en Español por mi, Sofia Aldinio.

Sea que estás navegando alrededor del mundo, o educas a tus niños en casa, vivís una vida alternativa en la ciudad, sos un padre emprendedor, o mamá aventurera, o vivis en una van, buscamos crear temporadas con padres que están liderando el camino.

Rewilding Parenthood es producido en la ruta por Afuera Vida y presentado por Colin Boyd y Sofi Aldinio. Para seguir nuestro viaje síguenos por Instagram: @afueravida

Para aprender más sobre los entrevistados conéctate con nuestro instagram @rewildingparentood.

Sonido y Edición por Mercedes Riva, música por Thomas Tyrel

Rediscovery On a European RV Sabbatical with @ADreamWorthChasing Apr 29, 2020

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The pressure to live in a certain way can feel oppressive. Many can cope, but for people like Emma and Richard - at some point it has to give. The expectation to have a certain career, status and path through life all felt like too much, especially as they’re young children were looking to them for guidance in an ever more complicated world.

So Richard and Emma crafted a plan to step away for as long as they could. A year sabbatical in an RV granted them the freedom they desired without having to commit to an entire new approach to life. Whlle the decision may have been swift, the planning was meticulous, including their capacity to work throughout the year ahead of them, ensuring their ability to earn a living while living the lifestyle they wanted.

They drove north through Sweden in the winter, skiing and pushing their little RV through conditions few vehicles or families would want to endure. They share stories of the heater freezing and staying wrapped in sleeping bags to stay warm. Right out of the gates they got a taste of what life on the road could deliver, but didn’t let the unavoidable problems step in the way of the experience they were living together.

Emma and Richard have since sold their RV and returned to Sweden after fully embodying a lifestyle that they always dreamed about. They return changed, not knowing what will await them, but with a capacity to choose the direction they seek to head.

Check out some of the photos from their trip @ADreamWorthChasing.

ABOUT THE PODCAST

Rewilding Parenthood is a podcast featuring families leading bold and courageous lifestyles. It is told in 5 episode thematic based seasons - the purpose being that we want families interested in a certain subject matter to get a holistic look at the lifestyle they seek to pursue and most importantly highlighting paths to achieving this life. Of the five episodes per season, four will be hosted by Colin Boyd, in English and the fifth in Spanish and hosted by Sofi Aldinio. So whether you are seeking a life on the road, on the water or just an alternative approach to the 9-5, join us to find inspiration and connection to many others leading the way.

Rewilding Parenthood was produced by Afuera Vida and hosted by Colin Boyd & Sofi Aldinio. Follow the journey, and podcast highlights on instagram @afueravida.

Sound Design & Editing by Mercedes Riva

Music by Thomas Tyrel

Family Life Aboard a 28 Foot Skoolie with @NumberJuanBus Apr 23, 2020

Show notes

Three years ago Will and Kaitlin were looking at rising home costs and a growing family. When Kaitlin through out the idea of a skoolie, Will was unsure but Kaitlin didn’t back down from the concept. They researched, youtube’d and began a country wide search for their bus of choice - a flat nose bluebird. They found it in UT and Will and his old man flew out to buy it.

Their wild journey started from the moment they picked it up rush shipping FL plates out, doing an on the fly electrical repair and flying high above Park City, UT with old family friends - all a taste of what was to come. Over the next year, they patiently built out each step of their bus, planning everything they would need for their soon to be family of three. They meticulously filmed each step building a loyal Youtube audience through their educational videos.

Will and Kaitlin spent their first six months on the road touring the East Coast all the way up to Nova Scotia and are now in the desert Southwest. They run their own marketing company, produce incredible Youtube content and Will is often on a plane shooting a gig for one of their many clients while Kaitlin man’s home base and looks after their daughter Roam.

If you want to learn more about their lifestyle dive into their scene over at:

@NumberJuanBus

@NumberJuanBus Youtube

ABOUT THE PODCAST

Rewilding Parenthood is a podcast featuring families leading bold and courageous lifestyles. It is told in 5 episode thematic based seasons - the purpose being that we want families interested in a certain subject matter to get a holistic look at the lifestyle they seek to pursue and most importantly highlighting paths to achieving this life.

Of the five episodes per season, four will be hosted by Colin Boyd, in English and the fifth in Spanish and hosted by Sofi Aldinio. So whether you are seeking a life on the road, on the water or just an alternative approach to the 9-5, join us to find inspiration and connection to many others leading the way.

Rewilding Parenthood was produced by Afuera Vida and hosted by Colin Boyd & Sofi Aldinio. Follow the journey, and podcast highlights on instagram @afueravida.

Sound Design & Editing by Mercedes Riva

Music by Thomas Tyrel

A Family Approach to Overlanding the Earth with @AkelaWorld Apr 14, 2020

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A photograph of an eight year old boy snorkeling above radiant coral in a tropical seas was my first glimpse into Akela World’s life. With a few scrolls of my finger on their instagram feed, an incredible visual lifestyle emerged along with a kindred connection through the live hate relationship that comes with a 1970’s Mercedes vehicle capable of multi-year overloading journeys.

It just so happened that Leander, Maria and Lennox were heading to the Southwest corner of the states to commence the Americas leg of their journey and I invited them to join us in Joshua Tree, CA where we swapped tales from the road while they awaited their truck and outfitted for the road ahead.

Collectively they wore a similar spirit - grateful for the hospitality, weary from years of travel and change, peaceful with whatever came with the present, cautious because of their vast experience yet full of vigor for any kind of excitement and action. It’s a balance that I feel can only be struck on such a journey after deeply experiencing constant change from epic highs to disbarring lows.

The family of three has been on the road for over three years now leaving Austria traveling through Eastern Europe parts of the Middle East, Central Asia, Indonesia, a full circumnavigation of Australia and now the Americas before shipping to South Africa and ruling back to Europe. It’s an audacious journey and they have the war stripes to swap tales with the best of them.

For more on Akela World Check out:

@AkelaWorld

www.akela.world

ABOUT THE PODCAST

Rewilding Parenthood was produced by Afuera Vida and hosted by Colin Boyd & Sofi Aldinio. Follow the journey, and podcast highlights on instagram @afueravida.

Sound Design & Editing by Mercedes Riva

Music by Thomas Tyrel

A Deliberate Lifestyle Featuring @DeliberateLifeBus Apr 07, 2020

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The 40 foot purple Thomas skoolie with a roof raise and 1,000 + watts of solar stands steady on the ever-changing horizon. Inside lives Adam and Elizabeth along with their daughters Sadie and Wren - oh and their new corn snake Cali. They deliberately unplugged from normality about eighteen months ago opting for a lifestyle that put them in control of their destiny. Their choice was deliberate. It was intentional - rooted in a desire for abundance and freedom.

For two years they toiled over their build out - referencing YouTube on the regular while putting in countless hours into their new home on wheels. In short - their space is perfect. It’s thoughtful and has everything they need to operate sufficiently off grid. In the rearview they left a steady paycheck, a home attached to a foundation and a community that was doubtful about their decisions.

On the road they travel in two vehicles - the house-bus and the run around. They will park for a few weeks at a time while exploring the area then move on when the time comes. While it may sound like a vacation, it’s anything but. Adam and Elizabeth are on it around the clock working multiple gigs including running their own business on top of homeschooling their two girls. You’ll find them parked within striking distance of the best climbing in America or bustling along the most scenic trails happy to be deliberately free of the confines that the world defines as normal.

Check out Deliberate Life Bus online:

@DeliberateLifeBus

@DeliberateLifeDesigns

www.deliberatelifedesigns.com

ABOUT THE PODCAST

Rewilding Parenthood was produced by Afuera Vida and hosted by Colin Boyd & Sofi Aldinio. Follow the journey, and podcast highlights on instagram @afueravida.

Sound Design & Editing by Mercedes Riva

Music by Thomas Tyrel

SEASON IV | Families on the Road Apr 03, 2020

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Season IV features five families who have selected a life on the road over the comforts of raising a family in a home. In the face of the Coronavirus, affecting us all, some may look at these families as suicidal while others would do anything to switch their NYC apartment for one of their mobile off grid vehicles. While all the episodes were recorded before the Coronavirus pandemic, we hope the episodes shed a light on alternative living styles and encourage you to take the next steps in your journey to become a more self reliant family - whatever that means to you.

This Season features:

@FamiliasSinFronteras

ABOUT THE PODCAST

Rewilding Parenthood was produced by Afuera Vida and hosted by Colin Boyd & Sofi Aldinio. Follow the journey, and podcast highlights on instagram @afueravida.

Sound Design & Editing by Mercedes Riva

Music by Thomas Tyrel

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