With our Nomadic lifestyle, everything has to be geared towards efficiency, effectiveness, flexibility and either multipurpose, lighter weight or both. So, as a general rule, we continue to strive to drop weight or size and increase efficiency, effectiveness and flexibility. One such device was added to our toolbox to help… Continue reading
After we explored the DuPont State Forest with its miles of hills, valleys, falls and mountains, it is safe to say that the Nomads were hungry. We had no meat defrosted back at home base and we did not want to wait long to eat. We collectively brainstormed on what type of… Continue reading
The Nomads have arrived in Virginia. As Mama Nomad stated in her post, we will be calling this home for the next 3 months or so. Our time in Western North Carolina was mostly spent in rural, mountainous hiking and exploration. Sure, we had our share of urban exploration. But,… Continue reading
Birthdays are a big deal in the Nomad household. All activities and requests center around the birthday celebrated Nomad. This year, our eldest Nomad son Noah, decided that he wanted sushi for lunch. So Mama Nomad, our resident research guru, got on track and found, what seemed to be, a… Continue reading
This is the 3rd and final part of a 3 part series around questions posed to the Nomads as it pertains to education. Question 1, Why We Homeschool, was covered in part 1 of the series. Question 2, How We Homeschool, was covered in part 2 of the series. Now we… Continue reading
This is part 2 of a 3 part series around questions posed to the Nomads as it pertains to education. Question 1 was Why We Homeschool. It was covered as part 1 of the 3 part series. Following on the heals of why, we come to the question of how:… Continue reading
In order to have a traveling lifestyle with a family, we, of course, have to be able to deliver education to our sons while on the go. Our preferred method? Homeschooling On The Road. We have been homeschooling our sons since January 2009. Our youngest Nomad (10 years old) has… Continue reading
The Nomads were contacted again and interviewed to grant insight into our Nomadic Lifestyle. This time it is by an Australian publication called Little Globetrotters. http://www.little-globetrotters.com/#!how-to-travel-like-a-nomadic-family/c4l2 Little Globetrotters “aims to be the place to go when you are wondering where to go with the kids.” We continually appreciate the interest that… Continue reading
The Nomads are often contacted to comment for articles, participate in interviews and give insight into the world of Nomadic Family Life. We were recently interviewed by and featured on Tuned In Parents. http://tunedinparents.com/2015/01/23/meet-the-barfields-modern-nomadic-family/ Tuned In Parents is “a new space for real parents tuned in to the hysterical, irrational, and… Continue reading
What does The Last Of The Mohicans & The Hunger Games have in common? This was a question we sent out through our various social media outlets on January 17th. The answer was location. The location? DuPont State Forest. And we, of course, had to explore it. The official name is… Continue reading
