The Luxpats

Category: Breakroom

  • Mazatlan: Love in the Time of Coronavirus

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    Driving along the malecón in Mazatlan, the ocean is not choppy today, it isn’t throwing shards of gold. This morning it wears a conservative navy blue and a muted glitter. Yellow tape flaps at the top of every set of stairs leading down to the beach. Because the beaches are closed, no one is here to…

  • How Can We Make the U.S. Better?

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    We received a lot of thoughtful feedback about our last post on why we don’t want to live in the U.S. One valid point is that in many cases it’s not an option to move. And there are ways we can fight to make the U.S. better from the inside. Here are ten things you can do while…

  • Why Do You Want to Live Outside the U.S.?

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    One of the questions we’re asked most often is “why do you want to live outside the U.S.?” At first, we answered that we love travel and want to pursue our dream careers in countries with a low cost of living. While this answer still holds true, there is a second question we have to answer now that we’ve been traveling…

  • Liebster Award – The Luxpats

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    Last week, we were nominated for the Liebster Award. What is a Liebster Award? I’m so glad you asked. It’s an award given to blogs (usually relatively new ones) by other bloggers as a way to show love for new bloggers and share other awesome blogs. Thank you Briana and Kyle of Married with Maps for this…

  • Of Heroines and Heroes: Three Stories

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    In light of the Stanford rape travesty, I’d like to share three true stories about heroines, heroes, and villains, and the stories we tell our children about them.   The Campus On a sunny day in May, Sinead was walking to class when a friend materialized out of the crowd of students and began to walk…

  • Codes of Conduct are Bullsh*t

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    We’ve all seen amazing documentaries like The True Cost, which reveal the horror and death behind industries like fast fashion. After watching them we are angry and righteous, but we are also overwhelmed. What are we supposed to do with this new knowledge? Here are three things to know about buying ethically sourced products: silence is death,…

  • Podcast Spotlight – Tropical MBA with Venkat Rao

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    February was dreary. I created distractions to avoid the big push forward on things that matter. I know the steps I need to take but I’ve prioritized planning over execution, playing out what-if scenarios and researching solutions to reassure myself that we’re making the right decision. Plain and simple, I’ve been afraid to commit and fail. March is a great time to refocus, find new ideas that challenge…

  • Travelers’ Wedding Vows: Happy Valentines Day!

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    I wrote a poem for David at our wedding in Montana three years ago. It became a set of wedding vows for our lives as travelers. It’s not a work of art but I’m proud of it–as far as the poem represents our vows, we’ve kept them. Everything at that wedding was rimmed in magic. A vintage blue haze…

  • This is Not a Parenting Article

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    You know those parenting articles with titles like “5 Things Parents Shouldn’t Say to Childless Friends,” or “6 Ways Non-Breeders Can Relate to Parents”? This is not that kind of an article. You will not find a list of #parentingfails here, or a list of “ten ways you didn’t know you were emotionally stunting your kid,” or inexpert but strident views…

  • Rikka Will Be the Last to Arrive

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    You may not be interested in this post, but seeing that it’s the reason I haven’t posted anything in an embarrassingly long amount of time,  I felt that I should get it over with. There are other things to talk about soon, like this hike called Lion’s Head where someone dies every couple of years…