Travel Stories
Climbing Guayaba Trees and Slurping Flowers (by Charlie, Age 8)
At school they let you go wherever you want. They have fields, trees, cotton plants, and boulders. ...
Read StoryDaily life (eating and sleeping)
At home, the kids all share rooms (two boys in one...two girls in the other). In Costa Ric...
Read Story08.31 Musings Part #1 - The Ox-Cart Guy vs. The L.A.-Style Mega-Homes
In an earlier entry I talked about how we were having some questions about our choice to live “up th...
Read Story08.31 Musings Part #2: Unattended Babies and the Ubiquitous Portón
When it comes to security, Costa Rica is a country of extremes. I was at the gym the other day to s...
Read Story08.31 Musings Part #3: The Most Precious Commodity (Time...)
Last week Ella came to us and said that she didn’t want to play soccer this year because she wante...
Read StoryExploring: Cloud-Shrouded Volcanoes and Honeymoon Destinations
Part of our thinking about this year is "we may never get to do something like this again...so let's...
Read StoryQuick kid updates
I just wanted to share some pictures of each of the kids and provide a quick update. ...
Read StoryAn African Proverb...
Jack’s class will be studying Africa for the year (African history, literature, etc.). This wee...
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