Portable Parents Blog

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.  In our...

View full post »

I will confess that I have spent more time thinking about gardens during the past 12 months than I probably have done for all of my other 44 years combined. Kinda weird really…and I am thinking about getting a check up to make sure that there is nothing wrong with me.
Actually it is not as...

View full post »

Imagine what you would pack if you were preparing to travel for a year or more.  All of the pants, shirts, shoes, jackets, toiletries, books, electronics, and various knick knacks…now throw it all away and start again!
This time pack it all into a single carry-on suitcase!
What sort of climate you ask?  Well, you need to...

View full post »

Drum roll please….
Gina and I made the decision that we will return with the kids to the U.S. sometime in September!
What this means is not exactly clear…the decision was really more of a “what next” moment than a long thought out plan of our next steps.
Gina’s mother and step father are visiting us in Buenos...

View full post »