Hi, I’m Brandon Pearce. In 2009, after creating my first successful online business, Music Teacher’s Helper, my family and I decided to leave suburban America, sell all our “stuff,” homeschool our kids, and travel the world together. This blog is about our adventures and what we’ve learned in the process.
In January 2010, we moved to Costa Rica and from there explored much of Central and South America. Our third daughter, Aysia, was also born in Costa Rica. In November, 2011, we moved across the world to Penang, Malaysia, which we’re now using as a home base to explore the surrounding Asian countries.
Traveling and living abroad has been an enriching and life-changing experience for our family. We’ve enjoyed learning about other cultures and languages, and we’ve made some great new friends. We’ve also grown closer together as a family in the process.
Because my business is online, and because I’ve optimized it to take only 5 hours per week of my time to manage, we have the freedom to travel and live where we choose, and to do what we want with the majority of our time. We’re able to spend all day every day together as a family, learning, exploring, creating, helping, and taking breaks (yes, sometimes from each other). We feel very fortunate to have this opportunity, and it’s something we’ve worked hard for years to achieve. I hope what I share on this website will be an inspiration to others who wish to do something similar. I’m even writing a book about how to create an online business, where I’ll share what I’ve learned and the mistakes I’ve made in the business-building process. I also write music from time to time, which you can hear on my Music page.
Everyone has different goals and desires, and a different idea of what constitutes a full and happy life. This website charts our journey of living the life of our dreams. I hope it helps you to live yours.
Here are links to some articles that explain more of what we’re about:
Also, be sure to check out the personal blogs from the rest of the family.
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The Batu Caves
Reactions to Radical Decisions
Welcome to Kuala Lumpur
Cameron Highlands, Ipoh, and Orang Utan Island
42 Things I Did in 2011
