I think I’m going to create a new category called “Best Laid Plans”. You know, those plans you make where you put a lot of work into them, you think you’ve covered all the bases, you pull out your best
Departing Medellin
Remember many moons ago, all the way back in July, when we told you of our plans to stay in Medellin until the end of 2019? Well, oops. We really meant March of 2019. Yep, we are making new plans.
Nomadic Teen
We were contacted a few months ago by a friend of a friend. She introduced us to her conference series for digital nomads, called 7in7. The concept is to have 7 conferences, in 7 years, on 7 continents. The conferences
Zoe, The White Queen
One day in August, Zoe came home from school and our conversation went like this: Zoe: Mom, we are practicing for a big dance performance. I need to have a dress made and everything. Me: OK, sounds great. When is it? Zoe:
Happy – Not Sad – Halloween
This is our 5th Halloween outside of the USA. Halloween is really the hardest holiday to be gone. It’s so …. American … that it’s hard to duplicate. Zoe in particular loves Halloween. I knew she would be a Halloween
School Hunting, Part 2
Here we have our second part of the school hunting series. To get caught up on how we got this far, read this blog. In today’s episode, we interview Cameron and Coco and find out how they feel about school.
School Hunting in Medellin
This is not my story to tell, but I knew that you, loyal readers, would love to hear it. So I have received permission to share it with you. You all remember Jamie (cat is out of the bag that
Love and Friendship Day
Figuring out stuff in a new country happens in layers. If you’re paying attention, you start to notice something that seems to belong to a theme. Then you start asking questions, then you ask other people the same questions. Pretty
Medellin’s Flower Festival
We arrived in Medellin last year just in time to catch the Christmas lights, which are city-wide and amazing. We heard that December was the best time to visit Medellin and we were not disappointed. However, I will now add
Colombian Peeps
Sometimes I think that if I don’t have a story of a culturally-enriching event to tell, there’s no reason for a blog post. But even when you are relatively stationary, living abroad can still be pretty interesting. I have a