We are in our third week at Embalgun and are still in awe of this beautiful paradise. We have worked out a little routine that seems to work well. The greatest challenge is finding “Alone time”. It is intense having the kids 24/7 and we have the local kids who often join us for school, play and meals so I now know what it would be like to have 15 kids!! It is a little overwhelming and tiring so we called time-out today and I had my first child-free rest day.
Stephan's classroomBenoit is searching for a new career ...
In the spirit of the trip, we have done a little analysis on whether it would be possible for us to live in a community such as this somewhere. (The work is documented below for reference.) There are many reasons why it won’t be possible, and going through the process has helped us understand better the things we want and don’t want. Project Scenario A
Long-Term engagement within an indigenous community – Invest & create a financially viable & sustainable tourism site in exchange for a long-term sub-lease of a piece of land which can be our home (with access to the sea and fresh water bore on the land). Our Needs : To create something for our future that can also help others : working with children & young adults; living a simpler & more authentic life with space to grow our own food, build our own home, educate our children and give them a healthy & meaningful environment to grow-up. Local community Needs:
Market Needs (Tourists) : To have an authentic experience in a peaceful remote environment with access to good food, simple but aesthetically pleasing and comfortable facilities. Project Objective : To provide know-how to support a local community that wants to kick-start a commercially viable activity by creating a site that welcomes mid-long term visitors in search of a genuine experience.
Stakeholders
Threats + reasons why it will not work
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Martin and kate
8/12/2016 08:16:46 pm
Your lives continue to be an inspiration! Fantastic!
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Josephine
8/14/2016 04:56:51 am
What a life!!! Thank you for sharing. Keep posting. Big hugs and lots of love to all . Now I know why we were in Jayco and you two in tent !!
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