Purposefully Lost
James BalagotWeekly journal centered around family, the boring stuff, our self-inflicted misadventures, and my love of running.
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2025 Annual Letter | Exactly As It Is
For this inning of life, exactly as it is.
If you’ve been keeping score, we’re at the bottom of the second—still early innings in a nine-year stretch of life back home in the Bay Area. Depending on what happens after Feris graduates hi...
One Year Later
I had every intention of documenting our return home.
Purposefully Lost started as a weekly update, then biweekly, then monthly… then I told myself quarterly. Eventually, even that felt like too much.
After more than 6 months, what could...
3 Simple Weeks, Perfectly Unremarkable
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Moments (Dec 16-Jan 5)
Christmas in Marysville: Christmas day included a pitstop in Sacramento, Jero playing the guitar, and a fun game of white elephant. The feel-good moment? Watching my nephew’s joy...
2024 Annual Letter | Return Home
This year began with 6 months left in Hong Kong, with Swiss visas in hand and plans to move to Zurich in the summer. But life had other plans. After celebrating Lunar New Year, circumnavigating Taiwan by train and bus, and carbo-loading on...
Lost on Purpose: The Life and Adventures of a Runner That Enjoyed Doing Nothing
James said he was going for a run and would be back soon. He didn’t say when or where, but when he packed a PB&J sandwich and slathered on sunblock, we knew it would be a while. As the sun set, we started to worry. By the next day, with sti...
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After 30+ years in the San Francisco Bay Area, I moved abroad to surround my family with extraordinary experiences. In my free time, I help modern companies scale.
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