Category Archives: Chiang Mai

Chiang Mai is a really interesting place. I think it might be one of the “most different” places we’ve ever visited. Just driving around the town is so fascinating and you see so much that is new and unusual...

It’s almost time for Zoe and I to say goodbye to Thailand, but we are so glad we were able to watch – and participate in – this very well-known festival in Chiang Mai. Before I get into the...

When we arrived in Chiang Mai in July, one of the first things we did was to sign up for language classes. The Thai language is not very intuitive and the girls and I wanted to find some way...

I feel like one of my roles in this family is to scour Facebook like it’s my full-time job. I look for local classes, workshops, opportunities, excursions… basically anything that can add to our well-rounded education. Sometimes I fall...

When those fancy travel agencies try to entice you to buy a package to Thailand, they usually use pictures similar to this:   Well, I’m here to tell you it’s not fake, that’s really what it looks like, and...

When I give constructive criticism to the girls I try to use the “Oreo” technique. This technique suggests that you couch the criticism in between two positives, like the white part of an Oreo in between the two chocolate...

We had such a wonderful day with the elephants that we decided to learn even more about these animals. Pooping is a big part of their lives so we decided to make it a part of ours! Fellow MomSchooler...

We love malls. In a new country, it’s usually our first outing. “Let’s to to the mall!” says Dan. There are rarely any objections. Malls represent a very easy entry into the new culture. You can walk around aimlessly...

We made new friends last week. Deborah is a fellow Worldschooling mom who has been travelling with her two daughters for the last 7 months. You can tell the two families hit it off because we have seen them...

We love our new house. Every day at least one member of the family does a little sigh and says, “This is such a nice house”. We’ve even baptized the house with the first batch of chocolate chip cookies....