Live An Adventure Podcast

1. “One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” – Henry Miller 2. “The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” – St. Augustine 3. “There are no foreign lands. It is the traveler only who is foreign.” – Robert Louis Stevenson 4. “The use of traveling is to regulate imagination by reality, and instead of thinking how things may be, to see them as they are.” – Samuel Johnson 5. “All the pathos and irony of leaving one’s youth behind is thus implicit in every joyous moment of travel: one knows that the first joy can never be recovered, and the wise traveler learns not to repeat successes but tries new places all the time.” – Paul Fussell 6. “Our battered suitcases were piled on the sidewalk again; we had longer ways to go. But no matter, the road is life.” – Jack Kerouac 7. “He who does not travel does not know the value of men.” – Moorish proverb 8. “People travel to faraway places to watch, in fascination, the kind of p...

Ana and Mario are passionate teachers and travelers. They met in  Brasov, Romania, and got married in Antigua Guatemala. They’ve traveled extensively in Europe, Asia, and the Americas. They’ve taught in Romania, the Philippines, and China. They want to inspire others to celebrate learning, adventures, and generosity. Out of gratitude, they strive to make the world a better place.  #TeachersTravelers

I wrote "When I Find You" circa 2005. I wrote it looking into the future. Ana and I got married in 2012. In 2016, I stumbled upon the poem "I Always Knew" by Rod McKuen. Both poems describe how the present, the past and the future became one when I held her in my arms. Every day I give thanks for my best friend, my travel mate, the love of my life, my wife. I give thanks for the love that brought us together. I pray that as you read you know that love will find you!!! Enjoy. When I Find You When I find you... I am going to make you a necklace with my whispers I am going to write you a poem with my dreams I am going to hold your hand with my hopes I am going to embrace you with my shadow Together we will discover a new world A world where the sky is green and the grass is blue A world where everything is possible A world where problems are lessons A world where waking up is the best time of the day because a new day is a new opportunity ...

“What we want is to see the child in pursuit of knowledge, and not knowledge in pursuit of the child." -George Bernard Shaw “Good teaching is one-fourth preparation and three-fourths theatre." -Gail Goldwin “A teacher is a compass that activates the magnets of curiosity, knowledge, and wisdom in the pupils." -Ever Garrison “Before any great things are accomplished, a memorable change must be made in the system of education…to raise the lower ranks of society nearer to the higher." -John Adams “I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think." -Socrates “If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people." -Chinese Proverb “What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to a human soul." -Joseph Addison “Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace." -Confucius “Teach the children so it will not be nece...

25 Simple Ways To Develop A Growth Mindset 1. Acknowledge and embrace imperfections. Hiding from your weaknesses means you’ll never overcome them. 2. View challenges as opportunities. Having a growth mindset means relishing opportunities for self-improvement. 3. Try different learning tactics. There’s no one-size-fits-all model for learning. What works for one person may not work for you. 4. Follow the research on brain plasticity. The brain isn’t fixed; the mind shouldn’t be either. 5. Replace the word “failing” with the word “learning.” When you make a mistake or fall short of a goal, you haven’t failed; you’ve learned. 6. Stop seeking approval. When you prioritize approval over learning, you sacrifice your own potential for growth. 7. Value the process over the end result. Intelligent people enjoy the learning process, and don’t mind when it continues beyond an expected time frame. 8. Cultivate a sense of purpose. Dweck’s research also showed ...

Ode to Thanks by Pablo Neruda Thanks to the word that says thanks! Thanks to thanks, word that melts iron and snow! The world is a threatening place until thanks makes the rounds from one pair of lips to another, soft as a bright feather and sweet as a petal of sugar, filling the mouth with its sound or else a mumbled whisper. Life becomes human again: it’s no longer an open window. A bit of brightness strikes into the forest, and we can sing again beneath the leaves. Thanks, you’re the medicine we take to save us from the bite of scorn. Your light brightens the altar of harshness. Or maybe a tapestry known to far distant peoples. Travelers fan out into the wilds, and in the jungle of strangers, merci rings out while the hustling train changes countries, sweeping away borders, then spasibo clinging to pointy volcanoes, to fire and freezing cold, or danke, yes! and gracias, and the world turns into a table: a single word has wiped it...