My name is Andrew Bustamante, and this is everyday espionage.

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and I took the kids to spend a month in Chattanooga, Tennessee this past fall.

Now, if you're wondering what's in Chattanooga, I honestly had the same concern before we left.

But by the end of the month, Eastern Tennessee had me just totally smitten.

My three-year-old daughter, Alai, was totally inspired by the outdoor life that she saw all

over the Tennessee River Valley. My wife, Ghi, loved the

hiking trail network that spread through the whole area, and she had the kids outside and on trails

almost every day. Sina, my seven-year-old son, made friends by the handful chasing bugs and

climbing trees and running through mud pits. The trip was really just a great

excuse, a great way for our family to get out together and unwind after spending the previous

year in the Middle East. I was the only one really focused on work during the trip, which is

typical and also unfair, but I had a U.S. government contract

in the region and a couple of new clients that I was meeting with at the same time. So I was

really particular about how I chose to spend my free time and who I would spend that free time

now the kids in Gehe, of course, got the biggest chunk of my time. Whether they like my free time and who I would spend that free time with.

Now, the kids in Ji, of course, got the biggest chunk of my time, whether they liked it or not.

But the way that I spent my time after them, after family and after work, that is what I want to talk with you about today.

You see, most people share their time as a form of exchange,

right? At work, many people exchange their time for a paycheck, especially in the world of

hourly or billable hours. Some people make $8 an hour, other people make $800 an hour, but they

both make $0 if they don't clock that hour of time.

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