Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “reflections”
Our kids are getting older now, but when they were babies, we often got raised eyebrows when we told others about our travels. Many wondered why we were taking our kids halfway around the world when they wouldn’t remember the trip. Initially our motivation to continue to travel with kids was selfish – we didn’t want to stop. However, time …
Between Paul and I, we have been to 57 countries. Well we think it is 58. There are a whole bunch of places that are not quite countries (French Polynesia, Cook Islands, Vatican City, etc) that we have visited, but we are not counting as separate sovereign nations. We actually have a spreadsheet where Paul keeps track of the countries …
I love looking back at our year and celebrating and reflecting on what we did, places we visited and lessons learned. Sometimes it takes a look back to truly appreciate and absorb all that we did. Last year, I started the tradition by writing a 2016 year in review and here we are a year later, this time looking back at …
A few years ago I stumbled upon the term, “trailing spouse” to describe an expat spouse who ends up overseas due to their partner’s work arrangements. While a feel like an equal partner in our decision to move overseas, it has certainly changed my day-to-day life a lot. As a trailing spouse, I play a supporting role. I support my …
Two years ago when we were traveling in Nicaragua, we met a mom and her teenage son on a special solo trip. The Mom took each of her three kids on a trip and since this son was really passionate about birds, Nicaragua was his pick. I absolutely loved the idea of having a special trip with each child and …
August has taken us from Canada to Japan and back to Australia, so it has been a busy month. We wrapped up our 6 week trip to Canada, had 10 days to explore Japan for the first time and happily returned to our life here in Melbourne. You can read our July update to hear all about our time in …
