I want to be clear that cityfolk are not lazy, but rather that our society has created a laziness of convenience (especially abundant in cities) - mcdonalds, applebees, starbucks, movies,apartments/rentals, video games - all items that do not promote anyone to do anything of motion. Not everyone chooses to lazy like that, but it tends to be more easy to do so in a City and sometimes without choice due to a lack of exploratory/creative outdoor activities in a metro (i dont count playing at a park the same as playing in a dirt field, forest, mountain or river).

I have lived in cities like Milwaukee, Denver, Chicago and San Diego and loved it. The access to amenities and education experiences are great and no question simply unavailable in rural areas. As well, it also tends to provide more access to diversity which is something VITALLY IMPORTANT to kids as well, which often rural areas lack terribly (and can lead to intolerance).

And yes, I am from Wisconsin too and it’s just too damn cold and summer is too humid!

Keep doing what you’re doing - this is an important topic that should be advocated!

Two more things:

First, just to make sure visitors can find your site (it was missing the ‘.com’ above) go to; http://www.supernaturaladventures.com

Second, we will definitely send you a video. Can we also come visit? It’s getting cold up here in Minnesota!

To reclaim our family time, our connection to nature, and the rights of our kids (and us parents!) to free play and creating, we took a bold and dramatic approach–we moved from the U.S to Costa Rica! It’s the best decision we ever made for our family and for our kids.

Like Richard Louv, we’re passionate about reconnecting kids with nature, so we created Super Natural Adventures (www.supernaturaladventures). Our boys (ages 10, 11 and 13) present short videos on various nature topics here in Costa Rica and also invite kids around the world to get outside and send us a video, photo or essay about the nature that’s in their own area. Like the Banff movies you found inspiring, our goal is to inspire kids to get psyched about the wonders of the outdoors and to fall in love with nature from first-hand experience…because once they’re passionate about it, they’ll want to protect it. Have your girls send something to us and we’ll post it on our site!

We’re a grassroots, family-run concept and we’re just getting underway, so we’d also appreciate you passing along the Super Natural Adventures word to your friends and family and readers!