Do I miss anything from my old life?
We owned a farm, goats, sheep, a cheesemaking business, and stuff that accumulates over the years. Here's what I miss: NOTHING.
When I asked Magnus what he's missing, he deadpanned, "Getting up at 4:30 to make cheese 17 hours a day." Lina said she misses her houseplants and her bestie. That's it.
The Atlantic coast at Isla Cristina, Spain; Photo by Magnus
The thing is, we started our farm on Gotland with an idealistic dream: carbon-neutral living, showing our kids life outside consumerist culture. We made that happen, but what we learned is that combining ideology with business is too expensive if you also want to eat and breathe. I'm not saying it's impossible. But it was impossible for us at that time.