“Adventure Is The Marrow Of Life, It’s What Dreams Are Made Of!”

Welcome to AnnieAndre.com, aka Practical Adventure-ology. A site dedicated to helping you find practical ways to live more adventurously, travel more, maybe even live abroad.

Because it’s your life and you need to achieve your goals and live your dreams.

Hello frazzled parents, overworked 9 to 5′ers and huddled masses. Do you believe there is more to life than the status-quo and 9 to 5 lifestyle?

Do you want to find a happy medium between your annoyingly dominant Practical Side and your Long Lost Adventurous Side? (The one you left behind years ago!).

Do you dream of living abroad or traveling more? I did.

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Hi, I’m Annie Andre, Chief Adventure-ologist and Cubicle Escapee Turned Long Term Travel Strategist / Move Abroad Consultant. 

I’m also the author and creator behind www.AnnieAndre.com aka Practical Adventure-ology. I strongly believe that adventure is the marrow of life and without it, life can get as dull as dish water but with it, life is fulfilling, exciting and meaningful.

With that in mind, I created AnnieAndre.com back in February of 2011. I had one goal, help other smart people, especially working professionals and families with kids find practical ways to live their lives more adventurously.

I’ve Been There

A few years ago I was burnt out and bored with the routine of my busy and hectic work  life schedule. I began to question my life.

“How can I be happy and unhappy at the same time?

“There has to be more to life than this”

The problem wasn’t that my life was bad. We actually had a great life, good jobs, great salary and lived in an amazing neighborhood in the suburbs of Silicon Valley California.  It was just that my husband and I had built an “all work no play” mentality.  There never seemed to be enough time to fun or fulfilling things let alone spend quality time with each other as a family or a couple. At least not as much as i wanted to.

I was slowly losing my sense of adventure to my more practical side. And then poof, it was gone.

Since then a lot has happened.  The economy went south and my husband and i both lost our jobs in 2007. It forced us to do some things we might not have otherwise done.

Now we’re living in the south of France, kids and all. We’re on a FAMILY LIFE SABBATICAL. The kids are immersed in another culture and my husband and i are working on personal projects and goals that we never had time to work on before. I’m working on a book and that business i always wanted to start. My husband finally has time to write that New York Times Best seller book he’s been putting off.  We’re truly living life as a daring adventure.

What You Will Find On This Site

First of all, anyone Can Be Adventurous.  Adventure isn’t just about risking life and limb.  That’s why you won’t find dangerous or death defying adventures requiring a parachute, bungee chord, or snake venom. There are plenty of other resources for that. This is not one of them.

Adventure is in the eye of the beholder.  Whether your adventure is around the corner or on the other side of the world, it only has to light a fire in YOUR belly, be new, excite YOU and pique YOUR interest.

Most of the content here follows this belief and comes in the form of article posts that are told as refreshingly honest stories, as real world advice and how to’s  that are not only useful but adventurously Practical and even entertaining.  You’ll even get a sneak peak into how my family moved abroad. Some things in the works: interviews from real people who found or are living life at the crossroads of adventure and practicality.

(That’s me there swinging on the same rope that Indian Jones swung on in his movies. NO JOKE! Small potatoes for my kids, but I was besides myself with joy. Even daredevils have to start somewhere! )

The 5 Core Beliefs This Site’s Content Is Based On:

All or most content on this site will be based on the following 5 core beliefs.

1. Adventure: It’s crucial to your happiness: (it’s the marrow of life)
2. Practical doesn’t have to be Boring
3. It’s possible to be Practical, be Adventurous and be Happy at the same time.
4. Adventure is in the eye of the beholder.
5. Lastly, I strongly believe in the benefits of adventure and travel and the power of time off as a way to re-charge and re-ignite passion and fulfillment back into your life. Even if that adventure is time off to take a trip to the ice cream shop once in a while. Long term travel is talked about quite a bit on this site.

Content will usually fall into one of the following life categories

• TRAVEL: long and short- how to’s, stories
• FAMILY: Kids, education, etc
• Money: I don’t talk much about this but plan to in the future.
• Career Breaks: life breaks, sabbaticals for travel or to do something meaningful ( we are currently doing this)
• General: An Adventurama grab bag category that doesn’t fall in the other categories.
• Life Abroad: Our Family Adventures in France-trials and tribulations of living abroad

What Adventurous Thing Do You Want To Do?

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HIRE ME: I can help you move abroad:

Long Term Travel: Strategist / Coach / Consultant

Are you the captain of your heart?

Do you want to move abroad for three months or more but don’t know where to start?

Do you want to start your own web based business and or online e-commerce shopping cart but need help figuring out where to start?

I CAN HELP YOU! I can help you navigate the treacherous seas that lay before you.

I’ve done both and I can save you time and money by getting you from point A to Point B faster.

The power of TIME OFF from work and life is a powerful tool. It’s an investment in your happiness. I am not only rekindling my adventurous side, but also accomplishing more in a shorter amount of time than I achieved on a personal level in a decade.  Combine that with the power of travel and you have a double whammy.

If you’ve ever wanted to move abroad, I can help you navigate the jungle of information and hurdles much faster and more efficiently than you could do on your own. (RENT MY BRAIN COMING SOON)

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