Here is another case where those of you that read our blog for the travel stories will wonder what this post has to do with anything travel related, well, the short answer is that it doesn’t – but it has a lot to do with the changes we made in our personal lives that led...
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After much anticipation the Grandma has landed in Buenos Aires! Really the plan to meet up with Barbara and Giles was drafted more than a year ago when we found out that Giles had the opportunity to speak at a conference in BA – we have all tentatively planned on meeting up in the city,...
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Tags: 4 Months, Absense, Arm In Arm, Array, Bouncing Off The Walls, Cold Nights, Flight Status, Gigi, Giles, Hugs And Smiles, Leaps, Personal Countdown, Salt Flats, Shoes Size, Size 13, Spending Time, Streets Of The City, Subways, Walking The Streets, Whirls, Window Shopping
Lions and Tigers and Bears… The Buenos Aires Zoo, or Jardin Zoológico is located in the Palermo district of Buenos Aires. For us it is only a hop, skip, and a jump from our apartment in Palermo Viejo or about 10 blocks. In fact, we walk by the zoo most days looking to catch a...
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The Homeschool Alternative When we decided to live and travel in South America Homeschooling was a natural alternative for us, we obviously did not have the “luxury” of public school and since we were not planning on being in one place for more than a couple of months enrolling the kids in a local school...
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Tags: 3 Years, Botanical Garden, Buenos Aires, Childs Education, Compliance, Creativity, Dignity, Drugs, Free Thinking, Gina, History Education, Homeschool, Homeschooling, Kids Education, Local School, Nail In The Coffin, New Presidential Administration, Parents, Public Education, Public School System, south america, Volunteer Hours
GLUTEN FREE BUENOS AIRES I have been eating gluten free for the past 7 years (this is Gina). Eating gluten-free in Central and South America has been somewhat more of a challenge than I anticipated. This has been especially true in Argentina, with a huge portion of the population descended from Italian immigrants. Italian dishes...
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It is 6:10 pm and nobody is here. Do I have the right day? Is this the correct field? You run through a list of questions in your head as your daughter asks over and over, where is everyone daddy? You pickup your cell phone and call your wife, who is darting across town trying...
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Tags: 10 Years, Appointment, Basketball Practice, Cell Phone, Countless Activities, Dinner Table, Home Cooked Meal, Homework, Late In The Evening, Official Time, Parents, Phone Call, Piano, Practice Basketball, Reflection, Soccer Practice, Spending Time, Squares
I believe that the majority of us would like to start living a life of balance. I observe friends, family, and others I meet and see many aspects of their lives that are skewed one way or the other. I have also observed that very few folks that I know spend much time looking at...
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On August 1st 2008 we began our journey South… July 31st was my last day at the “corporate job” – it was also the day we finalized the sale of our house. – so that night was spent sleeping at a friends house down the block. We spent the night re-packing the car and suitcases. ...
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Tags: 12 Months, August 1st, Bolivia, Corporate Job, Decis, Economic Reasons, Goodbyes, Journey South, Joy And Happiness, July 31st, latin america, Nothing But Joy, Panama, Regrets, Rough Time, Sales Position, Sentimental Type, Suitcases, Workforce, Year Anniversary
