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Carcasonne & Nîmes

This is part 4 of 5 of our 2020 Europe Trip. See part 1 here, part 2 here, and part 3 here. Since the lockdown … Read More ›

Posted on March 23, 2020March 22, 2020
homeschool, travels

Barcelona sights: old Roman ruins, Gaudi, and other life lessons

This is part 2 of 5 of our 2020 Europe Trip. See part 1 here. We packed a lot of sights and food into our … Read More ›

Posted on March 22, 2020March 22, 2020
homeschool

Reassurance for relaxed homeschoolers

A couple months ago, while my kids and I were at a playdate, I got a barrage texts from a fellow homeschooling mom: What do … Read More ›

Posted on October 29, 2019January 20, 2020
family life, homeschool

Video suggestions for sensitive kids (ages 7 and under)

As a child of the 80’s, I grew up with a lot of TV. Starting with Sesame Street, Mr. Rogers, and The Electric Company when … Read More ›

Posted on August 9, 2019November 13, 2019
homeschool, thoughts

Turning the Tide

1,269 pieces. That’s how much trash 30 people picked up from our (relatively clean) beach in a couple of hours. Several days ago, sailing vessel … Read More ›

Posted on August 1, 2019August 4, 2019
homeschool

Where are all the Asian-American homeschooling moms (and dads)?

When we were first starting out as homeschoolers, I googled “Asian-American homeschoolers” and “Asian-American unschoolers” and came up with very little to nothing. So I … Read More ›

Posted on July 18, 2019July 31, 2023
creative, homeschool

Happy Birthday, Harry Potter

It’s Harry Potter’s birthday! We’ve been cooking up some fun projects since reading the first book in the series (Sorcerer’s Stone) last month. A big … Read More ›

Posted on July 31, 2018June 30, 2019
homeschool, travels

Jakarta, the Capitol

Well we survived a two-week rental car in Bali. We started in Kuta and made a cut up the middle of the island, then circled … Read More ›

Posted on March 4, 2017July 4, 2019
homeschool, travels

But what about socialization? (Sarcasm ahead)

It’s clear that these homeschooled kids don’t know how to relate to other children. Especially children from other cultures. How are they going to make … Read More ›

Posted on February 12, 2017July 31, 2023
homeschool, travels

Homeschooling while traveling

I was talking to a Taiwanese-Australian mom at the pool recently. When she heard how long we were in Bali, she asked what we did … Read More ›

Posted on February 10, 2017July 31, 2023

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We are a family of four, living the good life on the New England coast. You can often find us remuddling our house, tending our garden, taking road trips in our Sprinter van, and plotting other adventures. We completed two cruises on our sailboat, sv Wildest Dream, in 2013 and 2016.

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