We traveled to the Galapagos in search of paradise. We were not prepared to find death and suffering. Shortly after we set foot on Espanola island, we spotted a baby sea lion. “He will make it another day or two,”…
Sabbatical Lesson Month Eleven: Opening The Travel Door
During our family sabbatical, we alternated longer stays abroad with travel. Our first two months were in The Netherlands, using my ancestral home as a base. Then we traveled for four months in Asia and Australia, followed by four months…
How A Greek Strike Was A Travel School Blessing …
Greece is handling a large influx of refugees from Syria, while also dealing with a bankrupt economy. Twenty-five percent of Greek are unemployed, and those who have jobs, have seen their salary reduced by about a third in the past…
Homeschooling in ancient Delphi (with Video)
I had hoped we could weave in homeschooling lessons while sightseeing. Usually, the kids don’t agree. In the morning, they finish their work, and then they want to focus on having fun. Sometimes, more like “often”, they complain about our…
Six Reasons You’ll Love to Travel Blog With Your Mom/Daughter
Six Reasons You’ll Love to Travel Blog With Your Mom By: The Daughter My teacher inspired me to write a blog about the world trip that my family, and I are taking. She said that I could record my adventures…
Make Your Own Adventure: Shanghai Fashion Boutique
Inspired by a visit to the glitzy new IAPM mall in Shanghai and some attributes they found in our rental apartment in Shanghai, the kids decided to open their own pretend fashion boutique ‘Gucci style’. I had to buy back my…
Video: The Boys Doing Un-School In Their Room
The boys were supposed to be doing homework in their room. They got a little side tracked with Apple’s photo booth.
Are We Famous in Ping’An (China)?
China, Japan, Australia, Thailand: for most of us, adults, these are countries that each evoke distinct and often vivid images. For my children, especially the seven- and eight-year old these were just words without meaning. They had no idea where…
September 2015 (Month 3): Sabbatical Lessons Learnt
And just like that, the first quarter of our sabbatical ended and we are off to Asia. We had a really hard time leaving Europe: We felt right at home and could have stayed for (a) year(s) although according to Eilam…
Around The World in Eighty Projects
After three months in Europe, on the eve of our departure to Asia, I organized some of our photos. It struck me how many hands-on projects the kids had made. In fact, we decided to turn all those projects, which…