GirlGI | Girl Gone International Issue 9 | Page 84

Mi Casa, Su Mundo

Life as a Nomadic Family

Most

GGIs have probably heard concerned friends
and family echo that now-familiar sentiment: ‘Travel is
great, but you will settle down at some point . . . won’t you?’
You may even think it is best to feed your severe wanderlust while you can because, at some point, everyone settles
down. But what if we told you settling down is only one of
the many things you can do? That you can have a family
and still feed your travel addiction? That there is actually a
term for families who move regularly and never stay put?
GGI interviewed self-styled ‘nomadic families’ who have
done just that: packed it (or sold it) all and started countryhopping with children in tow, often with nothing more than
a sense of adventure and a few belongings.