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- Reporting From Home Base
- Worldschooling Happy and Crappy
- A Weekend At Coco’s
- Worldschooling Game Changers
- Halloween and Day of the Dead in Mexico
- Stories from PdC, Part 2
- Stories from PdC, Part 1
- Life in PdC
- Mexico 2.0
- Random Tours in Europe
- Berlin: It’s Complicated
- Jan Van WHO?
- Worldschooling: The Final Chapter
- Shermanos + Belgium = Love
- Beaches of Normandy
- Stuff We Did in France
- France: First Impressions
- London Diary, Part 2
- London Diary, Part 1
- Iceland Adventuring
- Exploring Reykjavik
- Iceland – First Impressions
- DR Happy and Crappy
- M3 + E: Visitors to the DR
- A Day in the Life
- After the DR?
- Road to PADI
- Semana Santa in the DR
- Sampling SCUBA
- Whales of Samaná
- Nesting in the DR
- Dominican Republic – First Impressions
- Colombia LOL
- Medellin Happy and Crappy
- Jamie and the Illegal Dryer
- Exit Interviews – Medellin
- Colombian Peeps Dos (2)
- Spirit Week, Catholic Style
- Once Girls
- Grad Night
- Chiva Gone South
- Departing Medellin
- Nomadic Teen
- Zoe, The White Queen
- Happy – Not Sad – Halloween
- School Hunting, Part 2
- School Hunting in Medellin
- Love and Friendship Day
- Medellin’s Flower Festival
- Colombian Peeps
- Tejo: The Secret National Game of Colombia
- Where to, Shermanos?
- More Medellin Moments With Mar
- Margarita Mayo in Medellin Part 2
- Margarita Mayo Comes to Medellin!
- Adventures in Colombian Catholic School
- Medellin 101 for Worldschoolers
- ¿Qué Más?
- Meeting Miss Mary – The Fun Continues
- Meeting Miss Mary, Day 2 and 3
- Meeting Miss Mary, Day 1
- The Story of Apartment 1435 Part 4
- The Story of Apartment 1435 Part 3
- The Story of Apartment 1435 Part 2
- The Story of Apartment 1435 Part 1
- Guanajuato, Mexico
- Colombian Colegio: First Impressions
- Back to School, Colombian Version
- Guatapé, Colombia
- New Year’s Eve 2017 in Medellin
- Comuna 13: Art and Access
- Medellin: Candles and Cablecars Part 2
- Medellin: Candles and Cablecars Part 1
- GSD in MDE
- Medellin Colombia: First Impressions
- Layover in ‘Merica
- Southeast Asia LOL
- Thailand Happy and Crappy
- Scenes from the Street
- The Lantern Festival in Chiang Mai
- So Wat Dii Kaaaaa (aka Thai language)
- Chiang Rai’s White Temple
- Now What?
- Thailand Island
- Going Luxe in Phuket, Thailand
- Cambodia Day 2: Got Silk?
- Angkor Wat and Old Stacked Rocks
- The Moses Tour of Penang, Part 2
- The Moses Tour of Penang, Part 1
- Animal Encounters in Kuala Lumpur
- Getting Pretty in Kuala Lumpur
- Thai Dye
- Waterfall Hopping
- Oreos and Thailand
- Elephant PooPoo Paper
- Thai Shopping
- Thai Elephant Spa
- Thai Transport
- Food from South Africa (brought to you by Woolworths)
- Thai Sweet Home
- Thailand First Impressions
- Milan, Italy
- Venice, Italy
- Florence, Italy
- When in Rome III
- When in Rome II
- When in Rome I
- 1000 Days
- Amalfi Coast
- Pompeii, Mt Vesuvius and Herculaneum
- Navigating Naples
- Segovia and Bilbao, Spain
- Sagrada Familia and Gaudí
- Exploring Barcelona
- Netherlands LOL
- Netherlands Happy and Crappy
- Making Plans
- If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
- Driving Miss Margaret
- Girls Gone Wild In Haarlem
- Girls Gone Wild in Amsterdam
- Halfway House
- Chilling Out In Amsterdam
- Desert Safari
- Scenes From Dubai, Part 2
- Scenes From Dubai, Part 1
- South Africa LOL
- South Africa – Happy and Crappy
- To Safari or Not to Safari
- Politics in ZA: Apartheid and More
- Language And Rainbows
- Ostriches and the Apocalypse
- We Don’t Need No Education (Another Brick in the Wall)
- Cape Agulhas – Southern Tip of Africa
- Soft Kitty Warm Kitty
- Cape Doctor
- Hot Penguins
- Out of Office
- Another Ukulele Performance
- Bad Travel Day
- Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
- Getting To Know Johannesburg
- JB Peeps
- Portugal Food
- Soweto
- Johannesburg Living
- First Impressions of Johannesburg
- Greetings From South Africa
- Spain Happy and Crappy
- Spain LOL
- (Not a post about) Food From Spain
- Granada: Alhambra
- Spain Hearts Ham
- Flamenco: Angry Tap Dancing
- Cork Factory Tour in Portugal
- Dinosaurs, the Virgin Mary and Science
- Sintra and Lisbon, Portugal
- No Good Very Bad Day
- Merry Christmas from Spain
- Mad Hatter’s Film Camp
- Southeast Spain: Castles, Shoes, Marble and Vegetables
- Sisters in Spain: Then and Now
- Nacho Average Monday
- Sisters in Spain: Madrid and Granada
- The Rain in Spain Falls Mainly on the Plain
- Rock of Gibraltar
- Settling Down in Southern Spain
- Hola from Spain! So much NEW!
- Mexico LOL
- Merida Miscellaneous
- Food From Puebla, Mexico
- Rope Making in Merida, Mexico
- Rio Lagartos, Mexico: Flamingos and Salt
- Bacalar, Mexico
- The Story of Haley’s Braces
- Lake Atitlán, Guatemala
- Beach Day at Monterrico Guatemala
- Back to School Guatemalan Version
- Exploring Antigua Guatemala
- Mexico City: A Day at Kidzania
- Scenes from Mexico City, Part 1
- Mexico City – First Impressions
- More on Puebla: Barroco and the Panic Wheel
- Exploring Puebla
- Sh*t’s About to Get Real, Ya’ll
- Water and Whiteboards aka King Family Visit
- Mexican Folk Art, Video Game Currency and Carrot Cake
- Zoe’s Ukulele Concert
- More Pictures from Mexico
- Cenote Kantun-Chi
- Isla Holbox and the Whale Sharks
- Epic Vacation
- Zoe Goes To Camp
- Turning The Corners
- What’s Next???
- Cenote La Noria
- How Do You Say “Hissy Fit” in Spanish?
- Cenote Xcacal, Frida Kahlo and Chocolate Fondue
- Paperless Field Trip
- Pedasi Panama Public School Poem
- Cenotes Zapote, Palmas & Popol Vuh
- Pesos, Kilometers, Milligrams, Liters.. ARGH!
- Familia
- The Story of 5 Maids
- Cenote #8 – X’canche at Ek Balam
- You’ve Got Gas
- Haley’s Cenote Writing
- Cenotes, a Flat Tire and a Picnic Table in a Truck
- Cenote #4 – Chanolandia Water Park
- Cenote #3 – Parque Xca-Ha
- Chichen Itza (aka Those Mayans Were Freaky Smart)
- Cenote #2 – Jardin del Eden
- Isla Mujeres, our new favorite island
- Crocs! (no, not the shoe)
- Haley’s Version of The Summit
- We Heart Cancun!
- The Tourist Tax
- The “S” word in homeschooling: Socialization
- Gringas at the Planetarium
- Cenote Fun
- Cobá Ruins
- There’s an app for everything…
- My first piano lesson
- Who the heck is Ptolemy?
- Zoe Squared
- Who you gonna call?
- El Dia de Los Reyes Magos
- Not So Ordinary Things
- Anyone…? Anyone…? Bueller…?
- Updates from Haley
- Sherman Family: v2.16
- Against the Grain
- So. Much. Spanish.
- Pictures from Our New Neighborhood
- Christmas Cookies and Star Wars
- Riba Smith + Whole Foods + Mexico = Bueno
- Eat, Sleep, Bathe
- Moving Day!
- M3: More Mexico Miscellany
- La Casa
- Mexico Miscellany
- Reckless Spending
- Helloo from Mexicoo
- Departure
- Goodbye Pool Party
- Last Day of Public School
- Dig This
- Q: How can you afford to be on the road full time?
- Q: How do you educate your children?
- Q: What are your language skills?
- Q: Where will you go next?
- Q: What does your extended family think of what you are doing?
- Q: How long do you stay in each place?
- Q: Do you have a home base in the USA?
- Q: What is your budget?
- Q: What about a car? How do you get around?
- Q: What do you miss about the USA?
- Q: Where are your favorite places?
- Q: How did you like Panama?
- Q: How did this whole thing begin?
- An Excuse for Fireworks
- Humid Much?
- Pictures from Panama
- Pictures from Haley
- Big Fish In A Small Pond
- Zoe’s 5th and Final Parade
- Zoe’s Parade #4
- The Zoe Report
- In the beginning…
- Zoe’s Parade #3
- Zoe’s Parade #2
- Zoe’s Parade #1
- The School “Cafeteria”
- Spiderman in Panama
- The Long Errand
- Zoe’s Computer Class
- Haley Rocks Math
- The Day After
- Toddlers and Tiaras and Staples
- Before and After Perspective
- Baton Drama
- Shopping Day
- Guitar Parade
- Random Updates from Panama
- Forecast: Hot and Humid
- Odd Girl Out
- Panama Moment
- Unanswered Questions
- Dinosaurs In Mexico
- Debut of Ashley Smith
- Beach Cows
- Planning for Post Panama
- Water Bottle Envy
- Guest Blogger Danna re: Panama Roads
- More Awkwardness
- Awkward Travel Day
- Bocas With The Kings
- King Road Trip, Panama Style
- Boogie Boarding with The Kings
- King Arrival
- Going Postal
- Panamanian Colonoscopy
- Pedasi High and Low
- Knives At School
- Just Another Day at Public School
- Rainy Season
- Fashionista
- Back in Panama
- Travel Changes You
- Pause from Panama
- School’s Out
- Pictures from Haley
- The Truth Hurts, Sometimes
- Zoe’s Birthday
- Panamanian Paperwork
- Gringa on the Local News
- USA’s Revolutionary War in Panama
- Fast Funerals
- No Hay
- Dan Hearts ‘Murica
- Panama Canal
- Visiting an ER in Panama City
- Casco Viejo, Panama City
- Medicinal Mishaps
- Sloths For The Third Time
- Spay and Neuter Clinic (Cont’d)
- Spay and Neuter Clinic
- Mom Comes To Town
- Ups and Downs
- Public School Homework
- Education, Cont’d
- Adventures in Public Schooling
- No School. Again.
- More School Updates
- Day 2 of School
- Back to School, Panama Version
- Water Taxis
- Sloths Again
- Carnaval: The Final Chapter
- Carnaval Update #4
- Carnaval Update #3
- Carnaval Update #2
- Carnaval Update #1
- Miscellany Updates
- Homeschool Update
- I Love Lucy
- Beach Dog
- Biology
- KidPats
- Make New Friends…
- Another Birthday Girl
- Birthday Girl
- 1000 Polleras
- Border Run
- Amigos
- Christmas Parade
- Christmas With Amigos
- Merry Christmas 2014
- Christmas Continued
- Finances and the FEIE
- Phinny Has Arrived!
- Reflections From The Mall
- More Christmas Spirit
- Christmas Spirit
- Casa Blanca, Casa Concrete
- Small Town Fame
- Cambutal
- Mother’s Day in Panama
- Another Independence Day
- Thanksgiving 2014
- Rainy Adventure
- Public School Adventures
- Beach Days
- A Good Day
- School and Laundry Update
- Back to School For Reals
- Not Back to School
- Laundry Lady
- Back to School Shopping
- “Are you glad you moved to Panama?”
- Guidelines for Living in Panama
- (Not) Planning Ahead in Pedasi
- Four New Gringos in Pedasi
- Shopping!
- Cooking Class
- Panama Independence Day
- One word: SLOTHS
- Day Not Suave
- Halloween 2014
- Panic Attack in Panama
- Another Day in Bocas
- Sloth Sighting
- Bocas del Toro, Panama
- Driving in Panama
- Volcan and Cerro Punta
- Wow in Spanish
- Phones in Panama
- TGIF in Panama
- Rice in Panama
- Phones and Slugs
- School and Sammiches
- Musings Over Imperfect Coffee
- Starting Spanish School
- Settling in to Panama
- Bus to Boquete
- Productivity in Panama (for reals)
- Productivity in Panama (or lack thereof)
- Hello from Panama
- 13 Suitcases
- Beginning the Goodbyes
- Preparation for Panama
- Introducing the Panama Pause