by Petru Paler | Out 30, 2022 | Family
It seemed inconsequential the first time: a local acquaintance confirming, somewhat surprised, that we eat meat. Perhaps there had been a misunderstanding?It keeps happening, though: many friends, acquaintances, and family somehow seem to assume that we don’t...
by Inês Paler | Jan 15, 2022 | Family, Homeschooling
I am a little excited. This afternoon, a mother with her two kids is coming to visit. We haven’t met before, but wanted to meet other families and children to befriend our own.This must be somewhat similar to what blind dates feel like. Some signals indicate...
by Petru Paler | Dez 31, 2021 | Family
Growing up, I remember feeling a sense of getting ready for something. It seemed like everything I learned and did as well as the passage of time were helping me get there. The feeling went away – at some point in my twenties, I’m not sure – before I could...
by Petru Paler | Dez 11, 2021 | Family
Living at Alo Land follows a 15 years stint as a software engineer – most of it in SRE, for those in the know – at a tech company. In hindsight it was a great change, but at the time it felt miserable. I had burned out.I first noticed something was off in the autumn...
by Inês Paler | Nov 16, 2021 | Family, Homestead
It has been a year since we moved here, which is very confusing. Because it was so intense, it feels like we just moved here, and we are just starting to get a sense of our whereabouts. At the same time, because so much has happened, it seems like many years have...
by Petru Paler | Nov 13, 2021 | Family, Homestead
The moving guys left with their truck, having spent a couple days packing and loading everything. We loaded basic necessities and the children in the car, locked the house behind us, and left around 16:00. Inês and I took turns driving and sleeping in the car,...
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