{"id":3044,"date":"2016-02-19T07:45:30","date_gmt":"2016-02-19T07:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/?p=3044"},"modified":"2016-02-19T14:17:27","modified_gmt":"2016-02-19T14:17:27","slug":"115-meek-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/115-meek-family\/","title":{"rendered":"ICP 115 Creating a Life of Education and Adventure : On The Road With The Meek Family (Part One)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Listen<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"player_container player-3044\" ><div class=\"spp_player_textabove\"><b>  <\/b><\/div><div id=\"sm2-3044\" class=\"playercontent sm2-bar-ui compact flat full-width full-width-player\"><div class=\"bd sm2-main-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sm2-inline-element sm2-button-element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sm2-button-bd\" style=\"background: transparent 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href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/inspirationalcreatives\/ICP115-meek-family.mp3\">Right Click Here To Download This Episode Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Scroll down for detailed episode notes and quick access timings<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong>In this episode you&#8217;ll learn:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Why Tim and Kerry chose to take Amy and Ella out of school<\/li>\n<li>How they fund and sustain their adventures on the road<\/li>\n<li>Why they sold their home and gave up their careers for a life of adventure<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_3046\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3046\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3046\" src=\"http:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Meek-Family-Motorhome.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: Lauren Maccabee \/ The Telegraph\" width=\"720\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Meek-Family-Motorhome.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Meek-Family-Motorhome-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3046\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/men\/the-filter\/carry-on-camping-why-we-took-a-family-gap-year-in-a-caravan\/\" target=\"_blank\">Photo credit: Lauren Maccabee \/ The Telegraph<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Meeks are an everyday family of four, traveling the UK (and beyond), in search of a lifestyle that offers education and adventure.<\/p>\n<p>They call this EdVenture.<\/p>\n<p>In this episode, recorded from their motor-home situated in a caravan park beneath the infamous BBC Crystal Palace transmitter mast, the Meeks share their story so far.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Hear &#8211; as they are about to depart for France &#8211; why they chose to give up their house, their school and previous lifestyle in search of EdVenture.<\/p>\n<p>Also, hear how they became recognised by the Ordnance Survey as Get Outside Champions.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/ctt.ec\/4_nFf\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;If you can do something about a situation&#8230;you owe it to yourself&#8221; &#8211; Tim Meek<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><strong>Items mentioned in this episode (quick access):<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span>[0:00:41]<\/span> Introducing the Meek family.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:02:08]<\/span> How Tim and Kerry Meek met.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:03:25]<\/span> The moment they came up with the idea for a year of adventure.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:05:50]<\/span> Selling their house.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:06:50]<\/span> The moment when the Meeks decided to give it all up.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/ctt.ec\/ajZvd\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Your children should come first&#8221; &#8211; Kerry Meek<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span>[0:09:20]<\/span> Why they chose to take Amy and Ella out of school.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:09:57]<\/span> Having doubts.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:11:47]<\/span> Parenting on the road.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:12:45]<\/span> If they could go back to their old lifestyle.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/ctt.ec\/f1TJa\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;It was more about creative thinking\u2026and coming up with ideas that would work for us as a family&#8221; &#8211; Tim Meek<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span>[0:15:38]<\/span> What the Meeks don&#8217;t miss.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:17:12]<\/span> Why they wanted to sell their house.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:18:12]<\/span> How the Meeks support themselves and fund their adventures.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:20:50]<\/span> &#8216;Meekro&#8217;-adventures. Making the weekends worthwhile.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/ctt.ec\/Wf8h2\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Our decisions about what we spend money on are not based on cost &#8211; they are based on value&#8230;&#8221; &#8211; Tim Meek<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span>[0:24:50]<\/span> Sleeping on the beach.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:28:45]<\/span> How long they have been, and hope to stay, on the road.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:30:00]<\/span> The Meeks share their most inspiring places so far.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:32:35]<\/span> Michael Morpurgo&#8217;s book <em>The Wreck of The Zanzibar<\/em>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/ctt.ec\/exaab\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Quit the job\u2026take the girls out of school\u2026that didn&#8217;t really phase us&#8221; &#8211; Kerry Meek<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span>[0:32:50]<\/span> Becoming Ordnance Survey Get Outside Champions.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:33:56]<\/span> Their best tips for creating a life of adventure.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:35:38]<\/span> What&#8217;s most important to the Meeks.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Links and Resources:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dotrythisathome.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Meeks Website &#8211; Do Try This At Home<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/meekroadventures\" target=\"_blank\">The Meeks &#8211; Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Meekroadventure\" target=\"_blank\">The Meeks &#8211; Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Further reading:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/men\/the-filter\/carry-on-camping-why-we-took-a-family-gap-year-in-a-caravan\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Telegraph &#8211; <em>Carry on camping: Why we took a family gap year in a caravan<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/travel\/2016\/jan\/30\/meek-family-uk-caravan-road-outdoors\" target=\"_blank\">The Guardian &#8211; <em>Our best ever family decision: quitting school and jobs, and taking to the road<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>If you enjoyed this podcast, you&#8217;ll also like:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/079-dave-cornthwaite\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dave Cornthwaite on Creating A Living You Could Not Learn At School<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/061-emily-penn\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sacrafice, Sailing into the Sunset, and Living on the Edge with Emily Penn<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/107-anne-laure-carruth\/\" target=\"_blank\">Taking The Leap: Creating A Confident Living From Your Art With Anne-Laure Carruth<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/111-webb-family\/\" target=\"_blank\">Young Change-Makers : Driving a Generation of Generosity With The Webb Family<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Thanks for listening<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>If you enjoyed the show, please share your honest review with others on iTunes by clicking <a href=\"http:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/itunes\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> and rating the show. 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