If you hoped this post would be about some bird species we are going to educate you about, like we did in South Africa, you would be wrong. The nesting of which I speak is our family. House Hunters...
Dominican Republic – First Impressions
We have arrived in the Dominican Republic. We’re “beachy people” again! Yay!!! We’ve been taking the last week to settle in and get a lay of the land but we’re finally ready to share some first impressions with you....
Colombia LOL
Have you been looking forward to our traditional LOL post about the place we’re leaving? I know you have! Well, when you aren’t country hopping like you’re playing hide and seek on a global scale, the LOLs just stack...
Medellin Happy and Crappy
Astute readers will notice a departure from my usual [Country Name] Happy and Crappy blog post title. This is deliberate. Keep reading and you’ll see why. As always, let’s start with the Crappy so we can end on a...
Jamie and the Illegal Dryer
You all know my neighbor Jamie. Surely you remember the fun times she had moving into the apartment across the hall? Well, even though she succeeded in moving in, the adventures didn’t end. And I’m not talking about the...
Exit Interviews – Medellin
This is a new thing we are doing over here at LJT headquarters. I borrowed the idea from a LJT fan and now-friend who writes this blog. She does exit interviews with her family when they are leaving a...
Colombian Peeps Dos (2)
Remember a long time ago when I told you about all my great peeps in Medellin? Well I have more peeps to tell you about! Our peeps are one of the great things about living here. We have met...
Spirit Week, Catholic Style
Continuing our theme of “Adventures in Catholic School”, the kids recently had some great fun at their school Santa Maria del Rosario. Full disclosure: this happened in September, but I am just now getting around to finishing this blog...
Once Girls
This is the story of Haley entering 11th grade as a senior. If you’re reading these blog posts in order, you are probably thinking “Go home, Allison, you’re drunk. Haley just graduated with her GED!”. And you would be...
Grad Night
As Worldschoolers, we are not usually able to participate in the traditional milestones that are happening in the USA. We’ve chosen this life on purpose, so most of the time we are tolerant of missing them. But sometimes one...