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Things we've learned traveling with children. I'm not big on reading "Top Ten Tips" blogs or stuff like that, but Christina and I are on...

Owen Dargatz
May 27, 20226 min read


Everything between them means nothing.
Reaching up for a hug, Today, care comes from another, Studying cracks and following wrinkles that lead deep into eyes. Those eyes known...

Owen Dargatz
Mar 1, 20221 min read


The magic school bus situation in Guatemala
They are a total phenomenon. I will do my very best to describe just how special these things are but know already before I've begun that...

Owen Dargatz
Jan 16, 20226 min read


Three lefts make a right.
Each wrong turn we took led us closer to where we were meant to be all along. We met another young family with a small boy named Damian...

Owen Dargatz
Dec 6, 20215 min read


Part 2 of Let's flip a coin.
On the way back to Cacalote, we began to discuss rentals with Israel, our driver. He told us about all the available options and again...

Owen Dargatz
Dec 2, 20216 min read


In my life, I love you more.
As a storyteller, I have always preferred music that contained meaningful wording. I like lyrics that transport me to places off the...

Owen Dargatz
Aug 13, 20213 min read


Hope is with us.
We are certain of something we currently cannot see. As we pick up little pieces of trash from the beach with a small group of kids, the...

Owen Dargatz
Aug 9, 20213 min read


Poverty, pollution's mother.
There's a shift that happens in one's way of thinking with travel. It's why we've been ok pulling our kids out of school, homeschooling,...

Owen Dargatz
Jul 30, 20214 min read


The Club
We are almost a month into our project in action. I want to dive into the details! First off, I want to thank everyone that has chosen...

Owen Dargatz
Jul 22, 20215 min read


Insight on the children
Six weeks in Guatemala after a big move and lots of change. I want to zero in on each of the kids, look at the challenges they are facing...

Owen Dargatz
Jul 19, 20216 min read


72 HOURS IN GUATEMALA
It’s hard to find a starting point for this section of our family story. There is a lot of great material I am behind on in communicating...

Owen Dargatz
May 28, 20214 min read


Surrender
When asking friends what their preferred way out of this life would be, the answer is almost always "dying in my sleep." While there are...

Owen Dargatz
May 5, 20213 min read


Giving Experiment #1
The Giving Experiment is our attempt as a family to create positive ripples. In past posts, I've admitted that we have no idea what we're...

Owen Dargatz
Apr 27, 20217 min read


It never hurts to ask.
A couple years ago I ran out onto the run way of the Nelson airport and stopped a small plane that was doing approach and landing...

Owen Dargatz
Apr 14, 20212 min read


Constant rowing keeps the boat going
Achieving goals doesn't just happen. 35 years have gone by, and I'm still not the fireman I said I would be back before kindergarten! The...

Owen Dargatz
Apr 13, 20217 min read


Why we're moving our family to Guatemala
The first day Christina and I met, she was in the middle of selling everything she owned to raise money to go volunteer at an orphanage...

Owen Dargatz
Apr 1, 20214 min read


The confidence it takes to blog
Dear Diary that I hope everyone reads, It's been a difficult yet exciting couple of weeks for us. Strangely, those two feelings could...

Owen Dargatz
Feb 5, 20212 min read
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