Mom. Traveler. Writer.
Well, we have been back from Christmas holiday for a few weeks and gotten back into the school groove. Zoe bikes about 2km each way to and from school daily, which gives us all a lovely bit of free exercise for the day. She gets dropped off and picked up in the school courtyard which doubles […]
Read MoreZoe has been having a great end of school year joining the rest of her class at the spring concert, a field trip to the science museum, and field day! Her concert was nice. The second grades sang Rose Rose, Kookaburra, and Come and Let us Play and Sing. She seemed in her element on […]
Read MoreI love spring in Korea. The flowers are out, the weather is nice (most of the time), people are out, and we are biking everywhere again. I got the kids each a little scooter, too, to ride around for fun, but also to take in our carry on luggage to Spain for some motation when […]
Read MoreWe have been back from Germany for a week or so. The first week back was a bit rough with jet lag waking us up early and needing to nap in the afternoon …. which dragged into the evening. It was great to see Bryan for a while and we tried not to wake him; […]
Read MoreNo we aren’t actually IN Russia this week, just studying it in history. The Rus, the Golden Horde, Byzantines, Ivan the Great, you know! Here is Zoe doing some writing this morning… The kids have been especially enjoying Russian fairy tales like firebird and Baba Yaga, plus a cool book trilogy called The Adventures of […]
Read MoreAnother lunar new year is upon us! This year we are way less excited than usual. Bryan and I really want to know our next assignment. I feel it’s creates this sense of malaise about everything. I attempt to avoid the kids feeling the same. Anywho, our studies of the Mogolian empire, Marco Polo and […]
Read MoreThis week has gone quickly!! Avi has a runny nose and had been moodier than usual… If that is possible. Bryan was flying nights so he has been around in the morning helping with Avi. Zoe spent her free time making Valentine’s for the class she joins at the base school. Friday we all went […]
Read MoreIn our travels it was tough for our new vegetarian to find things to eat. There is a lot of meat in SE Asia, but also a lot of eggs as an option. But since Zoe has claimed to not like eggs for a long time it was tough for her. So, when we got […]
Read MoreWell I messed up Zoe’s specials schedule but it worked out in the end. You see, it’s the new quarter at the base elementary school which means they switch around the days of the specials… I suppose that keeps it fair with Mondays and Fridays being the go-to days off. Anyway, I got the new […]
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