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Category Archives: Adventure
New Global Education Opportunities
Long overdue greetings. Alongside re-entry, re-settling and job searching, I have been developing new educational programs. I’m excited to share these offerings. Please contact me if you have questions about any of the workshops/programs. Hope to see you soon! Webinar: … Continue reading
Seeping In
We awoke to festive street music at 4:30 this morning. Trumpets, trombones and drums marched by our house, rattling our windows and interrupting our dreams. October is a month full of celebration in Baños, Ecuador. Every day, a different barrio … Continue reading
The Family Sabbatical Abroad
Here is an article I wrote as a guest blogger for Melibee Global. http://melibeeglobal.com/2012/06/the-family-sabbatical-abroad/ And here is a feature article in Western North Carolina Magazine. http://www.wncmagazine.com/feature/wnc_profile/abroad_perspective We have just completed nearly 3 months in Peru and we head to Ecuador on … Continue reading
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Traveling in South America for 9 months. Homeschooling my kids. Learning Spanish. Crossing cultures once again. I feel as if I should have something really profound to say. Yet I sit down to blog or write in my journal and … Continue reading
Starting Over
Square one, once again. Entering a country for the first time means starting all over. What’s the currency? What’s the exchange rate? Where do I shop? What areas are safe? What is unique about this culture? What do I wear? … Continue reading
Sabbath Day
Last weekend I experienced the first full day of rest in over 3 months. Ahhhhh, what a feeling! I have been like a little steam engine, chugging along day after day, beyond the point of exhaustion. Call it adrenaline, endurance, … Continue reading
Purging, Packing, Preparing
I read last night in another author’s book that you need at least a year to prepare for a family sabbatical abroad. Well…I guess we’re on the fast track. We will have had about 3 months to purge, pack and … Continue reading
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Sabbatical Year
I’m back – after a month sabbatical. I took time not to rest, but to PURGE and PREPARE for a sabbatical year in South America. My husband’s job loss in November prompted a soul searching cascade of conversations – conversations … Continue reading