tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50266769463544786902024-03-19T03:30:17.828-07:00Kraft Family AdventureWe completed our year-long, environmentally-focused trip around the world in August 2014. Our kids had their own blog (link on the right). Contact us at lkraft@hotmail.com.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10966027490966817587noreply@blogger.comBlogger95125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5026676946354478690.post-72975492640135178952016-06-16T08:37:00.000-07:002016-06-16T08:39:20.835-07:00National Geographic blog about our trip<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The amazing Olivia Rees of <a href="http://onemoregeneration.org/" target="_blank">One More Generation</a> interviewed us and just published <a href="https://blog.education.nationalgeographic.com/2016/06/15/two-kids-one-year-a-lifetime-of-experiences/" target="_blank">this blog post</a> on the National Geographic website.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10966027490966817587noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5026676946354478690.post-1174370236119395002015-01-13T05:53:00.002-08:002015-01-13T05:55:15.429-08:00Cornell Enterprise magazine profile<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Cornell's Enterprise magazine heard about our trip and did a <a href="http://www2.johnson.cornell.edu/alumni/enterprise/fall2014/index.cfm?action=department&department_id=9b" target="_blank">short alumni profile of Larry </a>in their fall 2014 issue, published at the end of December, 2014. This is the magazine of Cornell's MBA school, the Johnson Graduate School of Management. </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10966027490966817587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5026676946354478690.post-19592216379189673862014-09-21T22:15:00.001-07:002014-09-21T22:18:13.943-07:00National Travel Radio - Interview<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Brian "Hurricane" Smith, who does the Adventure Traveler segment on the National Travel Radio Network, interviewed Larry shortly after the end of our trip. The interview aired on September 21, 2014. Listen to it at <a href="http://nationaltravelradio.blogspot.com/2014/09/kraft-family-adventure.html" target="_blank">this link.</a></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10966027490966817587noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5026676946354478690.post-65859952065909310942014-09-08T05:18:00.000-07:002014-09-08T05:18:09.007-07:00Glaciers and Climate Change<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
While our trip is now over and we’re back home in Minneapolis, we are catching up on a final post or two about our experiences in the Arctic, in Svalbard, Norway, where we were about 800 miles from the North Pole.<br />
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<a href="http://www.wildernessclassroom.com/glaciers-climate-change/" target="_blank">Here's a post we did on The Wilderness Classroom</a> about glaciers and climate change. We got to experience glaciers up close while in Svalbard, as you can see from the picture. We also were lucky enough to have a clear day when flying home over Greenland. <a href="http://www.wildernessclassroom.com/glaciers-climate-change/" target="_blank">Check out the post</a> for Greenland and Svalbard photos.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10966027490966817587noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5026676946354478690.post-40468339498715832932014-08-17T07:33:00.001-07:002014-08-17T07:33:38.626-07:00Home!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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and 4 days after leaving on August 12, 2013 for Costa Rica, our year adventure
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processing what we’ve learned and the experiences we’ve had for months, if not
years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We still owe a few posts about
the Arctic, which are coming.<o:p></o:p></div>
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so looking forward to seeing friends, as are we.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But it’s also just time for us to move to the
next chapter of our lives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We never
found ourselves wishing for the trip to end sooner than it did, but neither did
we want it to continue longer than it has.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10966027490966817587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5026676946354478690.post-91228694702199281852014-08-05T23:42:00.000-07:002014-08-06T12:44:09.038-07:00The Arctic - and some glacier research<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
We just spent almost two weeks Svalbard, a group of Norwegian islands in the very far north. We were actually only about 800 miles from the North Pole. Not only was there no night, but the sun won't go down for any part of the day until the end of August (conversely, in the winter there are almost 4 months of no sun).<br />
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We'll be doing some posts about our experiences there, but if you'd like to see our pictures, check out the Svalbard entry (it's the last one) on the <a href="http://krafttrip.blogspot.com/p/photos.html" target="_blank">Photos page</a> of our blog.<br />
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Also, we had dinner with a great group of people on their way to Ny-Ålesund, a remote research station on Svalbard. I connected with Peggy McNeal, a middle-school science teacher from El Cajon, California, who is part of the PolarTREC organization. PolarTREC is a program in which K-12 teachers spend 3-6 weeks participating in hands-on field research experiences in the polar regions.<br />
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Peggy, via PolarTREC, was connected with the <a href="https://www.mtholyoke.edu/proj/svalbard/welcome.shtml" target="_blank">Svalbard REU</a> (Research Experience for Undergraduates) team, a group of scientists and college students doing research on glaciers in Svalbard.<br />
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They are now in the middle of their research. Check out <a href="http://www.polartrec.com/expeditions/high-arctic-change-2014" target="_blank">Peggy's blog</a>, they are doing some really cool stuff and having some amazing experiences, including a very close encounter with a polar bear! (look at her August 1st and August 2nd entries). <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10966027490966817587noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5026676946354478690.post-66340406301287580782014-08-05T03:56:00.000-07:002014-08-05T04:05:56.322-07:00The Clever Dutch and How They Manage Water<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Have you ever tried to build barriers to protect a
sandcastle from waves on an ocean beach? At a much bigger scale, this is the
same problem The Netherlands faces (The Netherlands is sometimes called
Holland and people from the Netherlands are the Dutch). Almost half the country is either below sea
level or less than 3 feet above sea level.
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This is a <a href="http://slpmag.com/meeting-mother-earth" target="_blank">story about our trip</a> in our local St. Louis Park magazine. It includes a letter we wrote at the end of the article. We did the first interview for this back in November last year.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10966027490966817587noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5026676946354478690.post-50210206985774224582014-07-02T23:25:00.003-07:002014-07-02T23:27:54.871-07:00Video Trip Summary (through Africa)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Here's a 2 1/2 minute video we created for the St. Louis Park School Board and community. It provides a good and quick summary of some of the interesting experiences we had on the first 2/3 of our trip. We made it just after arriving in Africa in late March.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10966027490966817587noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5026676946354478690.post-12290140450960302422014-06-29T23:08:00.000-07:002014-06-29T23:08:01.648-07:00Europe<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
As planned, we are <a href="http://krafttrip.blogspot.com/2014/03/itinerary-change.html" target="">spending this summer</a> in Europe. For much of the summer we are traveling with or meeting family and dear friends, and are taking a break from frequent posts. In late July we will be traveling to Arctic Norway (Lofoten and Svalbard), and plan on posting about our experiences there. We do regularly put our latest photos up on <a href="http://krafttrip.blogspot.com/p/photos.html" target="">our photo page</a>, and you can always find out where we are on our <a href="http://krafttrip.blogspot.com/p/where-are-we-now.html" target="">"Where are we now"</a> page.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10966027490966817587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5026676946354478690.post-38103809992432522072014-06-12T12:31:00.001-07:002014-06-12T23:05:17.939-07:00Our Picky Eater and Climate Change: Part Two<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This is a <a href="http://www.climatemama.com/blog/7724" target="_blank">follow-up post</a> that Lauri did on the <a href="http://www.climatemama.com/blog/7724" target="_blank">ClimateMama website</a> to a post she did back in September/October. The <a href="http://krafttrip.blogspot.com.es/2013/09/our-picky-eater-and-climate-change.html" target="_blank">original pos<u>t can be found here</u></a>.<br />
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Also check out <a href="http://jamiejason.blogspot.com/2014/04/vegetarian-in-india.html" target="_blank">a post that Jason did</a> about our vegetarian experience.<br />
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I wrote a post in October, 2013, about our son, Jason, and how he convinced our whole family to be vegetarians for a month. We accepted his challenge; now that we've gone "veg" for a month in India, it's time for an update on our Jason-inspired project.<br />
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<a href="http://www.climatemama.com/blog/7724" target="_blank">Click here</a> to read the rest of the post on the ClimateMama site.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10966027490966817587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5026676946354478690.post-70185295466555595402014-06-08T13:57:00.003-07:002014-06-08T13:58:49.515-07:00Black Rhinos: A Success Story in Namibia<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Here's <a href="http://www.wildernessclassroom.com/black-rhinos-success-story-namibia/" target="_blank">a post</a> we did for <a href="http://www.wildernessclassroom.com/black-rhinos-success-story-namibia/" target="_blank">The Wilderness Classroom</a> about rhinos in Africa. This was really interesting for us, because while in Vietnam we <a href="http://krafttrip.blogspot.it/2014/02/vietnams-emptying-forests.html" target="_blank">met with an organization, ENV</a>, that is trying to stop the demand for rhino horn that is causing rhino poaching in Africa. While in Namibia, we met with an organization that has successfully protected black rhinos over the past decade. And this organization is affiliated with the <a href="http://mnzoo.org/conservation/around-world/desert-black-rhino/" target="_blank">Minnesota Zoo</a>!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10966027490966817587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5026676946354478690.post-50897866713315059842014-06-02T12:46:00.001-07:002014-06-02T12:46:17.440-07:00Food & Trees for Africa<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Here's <a href="http://www.wildernessclassroom.com/food-trees-africa/" target="_blank">a post</a> we did for <a href="http://www.wildernessclassroom.com/food-trees-africa/" target="_blank">The Wilderness Classroom </a>on a great organization, <a href="http://www.trees.co.za/" target="_blank">Food & Trees For Africa</a>, we connected with while in South Africa. Read more to learn about two of their programs and how they help people and the environment.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10966027490966817587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5026676946354478690.post-64779609397791636222014-05-28T14:13:00.002-07:002014-06-13T14:13:18.845-07:00Peter Hobart fundraising<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
When we were back in Minneapolis around Thanksgiving, one of the things we did was give presentations at Peter Hobart, Jamie and Jason's elementary school. Jamie and Jason asked the kids of Peter Hobart to help them raise money for the <a href="http://www.wildernessclassroom.com/childrens-eternal-rainforest-monteverde-costa-rica/" target="_blank">Children's Eternal Rainforest</a>, the first place we visited on our trip, and a place that is very special to them.<br />
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Well, the kids in Peter Hobart's GLOW program (which Jamie is part of) took up the challenge and earlier this month, organized a school fundraiser that raised $1100! <br />
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We are all so excited about what they've done, so proud of them, and thankful to be part of such a great community.<br />
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Here's a video Jamie and Jason did to kick off the fundraiser. <br />
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And you can <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7Ip_3UMBuM&list=UU5TtWTNcRkWyoxmjuLGfQOg&index=4" target="_blank">click here</a> to get to the video thank you that Jamie and Jason sent to the kids of Peter Hobart. This was on Peter Hobart's home page for a couple of weeks towards the end of the school year. <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10966027490966817587noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5026676946354478690.post-49089694744642335862014-05-24T22:28:00.000-07:002014-05-24T22:28:15.061-07:00Elephants Everywhere<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
We’ve seen lots of African elephants on our trip — in South Africa, Namibia, and especially, Botswana. Did you know that elephants can snorkel? That sometimes they eat soil? <a href="http://www.wildernessclassroom.com/elephants-everywhere/" target="_blank">Here is a link</a> to a post Lauri wrote for <a href="http://www.wildernessclassroom.com/elephants-everywhere/" target="_blank">The Wilderness Classroom</a> about elephants. <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10966027490966817587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5026676946354478690.post-54891191940727143892014-05-24T01:30:00.002-07:002014-05-24T01:30:22.984-07:00Africa Animals Slide Show<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Here's a slide show of most of the animals we saw in the wild in southern Africa. <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10966027490966817587noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5026676946354478690.post-83629525980396082692014-05-22T22:11:00.000-07:002014-05-22T22:32:01.857-07:00Climate Change's Ominous Secret<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This is an article (not for kids) I wrote that was just published on the <a href="http://news.mongabay.com/2014/0521-kraft-climate-permafrost-methane.html">Mongabay.com site</a> and in their electronic newsletter. <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10966027490966817587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5026676946354478690.post-57812000209917252572014-05-12T08:24:00.000-07:002014-05-16T01:58:57.446-07:00Africa Mystery Photos - Week of May 12-16<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10966027490966817587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5026676946354478690.post-6163885508874875402014-05-10T11:04:00.000-07:002014-05-10T11:10:10.670-07:00Mafura, Miombo and Mozambique<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Here's a post Lauri wrote for <a href="http://www.wildernessclassroom.com/mafura-miombo-mozambique/" target="_blank">The Wilderness Classroom</a> about an interesting visit we had with a new business in Inhambane, Mozambique. We spoke with Ana Alecia Lyman of <a href="http://biooleos.com/" target="_blank">Bio Oleos</a>, who is trying to revive the mafura trade in Mozambique with a soapmaking venture.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10966027490966817587noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5026676946354478690.post-81912832620626030642014-05-07T14:06:00.003-07:002014-05-07T14:13:19.499-07:00Africa Mystery Photos - Week of May 5-9<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
We didn't have Internet access for the first few days of this week, as we're now in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, on the border between South Africa and Botswana (also close to Namibia).<br />
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We'll be doing 2-3 mystery photos a week. You can check back at the end of the week to this link, as we'll add more to this post during the week (if we can - sometimes we don't have Internet).<br />
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Because of all the fantastic animals we're seeing in Africa, we figured we'd start doing mystery photos again. But we're going to do them a bit differently. Jamie and Jason are going to write the clues, and we're going to try and do 2-3 photos every week. <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10966027490966817587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5026676946354478690.post-56137620227781316082014-04-21T05:48:00.001-07:002014-04-21T05:50:08.433-07:00A Coral Reef that Recovered from Bleaching<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Here's <a href="http://www.wildernessclassroom.com/bleached-coral-reef-recovered/" target="_blank">a post</a> we did on <a href="http://www.wildernessclassroom.com/bleached-coral-reef-recovered/" target="_blank">The Wilderness Classroom</a> site about a coral reef in India that recovered from a 1998 bleaching event, and why it recovered. It is a continuation of the great conversation we had with MD Madhusudan of India's <a href="http://www.ncf-india.org/" target="_blank">Nature Conservation Foundation</a>.<br />
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Here's <a href="http://www.wildernessclassroom.com/tiger-conservation-programs-india/" target="_blank">a post we did on The Wilderness Classroom site</a> about tiger conservation programs in India. It's based on a very interesting conversation we had with MD Madhusudan, one of the founders of the Nature Conservation Foundation, in India.<br />
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