The last Friday of every month there is no school in Mexico. And I was pleasantly surprised to find a number of different workshops and classes geared towards these kids who are now free during the day. We learned...
Cenote Fun
It’s Dan this time. Allison is taking a night off to recuperate from her amazing feats of daring acrobatic skills. See below video for highlights. We’ve been in Mexico going on two months now but we’ve hardly done anything...
Cobá Ruins
Yesterday we were invited to go on an excursion to some Mayan ruins with other students from the girls’ language school. I accepted the invitation because 1) someone else was organizing it; 2) someone else was driving; 3) it was on...
There’s an app for everything…
…including making friends. When we decided not to enroll the kids in school here in Mexico we knew it would be a little harder for them to make friends and we’d have to put in a little more effort...
My first piano lesson
Hi everybody! It’s Haley, and this week I went to my first piano lesson! Before we moved to Panama, I took piano lessons. When we moved, I never got the chance to play the piano because of multiple reasons....
Who the heck is Ptolemy?
On January 1 we implemented a new homeschool/unschool regime. You can read all about it here but it was pretty much the opposite of a regime. Now, 3 weeks later, we thought you’d like an update… First, let me...
Zoe Squared
Our new homeschool plan gives us a lot more time to find new and different experiences for learning. Social media is great for learning about new classes or workshops, and there are quite a few towns nearby, which expands...
Who you gonna call?
The cell phone system in Mexico proved to be more simple than in Panama, but still quirky in it’s own way. In Panama you have to arrive with an unlocked phone. And not just a phone that your carrier...
El Dia de Los Reyes Magos
Hello! It’s Haley, and I’m back with something a bit different from what I usually post! Today I’m going to explain one of the holidays that they celebrate here. It may be my personal favorite so far. El dia...
Not So Ordinary Things
Although it says this is a post from Allison, this is actually a joint effort between Dan and Allison. If you know us well you’ll “hear” Dan’s voice in this post. When you move to a new place you...