We just began the 2025–2026 school year with a review of the last—a roller coaster of program changes and shifting philosophy. The Curriculum Graveyard: We started homeschooling two months before we left. Hallie and Claire used purchased curriculum books, and Gavin...
Giving up a full-time job didn’t mean gaining endless free time. I had big ideas about what I’d do with all the hours I wasn’t working, but I think most of us overestimate what would change if one big obligation disappeared. I’ve simply traded one set of priorities...
For some reason, the Federal Reserve didn’t want a cybersecurity leader working from a random new country every few months – go figure! Starting a new job while also beginning full-time international travel and homeschool didn’t seem wise. While Alicia is...
Three weeks in Wales, England Another pet/home stay with the perk of being only a ten-minute drive from my aunt and uncle! We arrived on my aunt’s birthday and had the privilege of celebrating with her. We enjoyed a lovely dinner outside on their back patio....
Ten months into our full-time travel adventure, I have to admit it doesn’t look exactly the way I pictured. I thought I might have tried (and maybe failed) at a business idea or two, that the kids would be pitching in with trip planning, and that the freedom in...
One Week in Lanark, Scotland Throughout our travels, we came across a couple platforms where you can sign up to participate in pet/house sitting and workaway opportunities. This is how we ended up in Scotland for a weeklong stay after London. We stayed on a beautiful...
From mountains, trees, and fresh air to a busy London City. If it wasn’t for the draw of connecting with like-minded world schoolers, I don’t think we would include many cities on our travel itinerary. However, our favorite part of London is the museums...
While in Austria we took a day to venture out to the iconic Hallstatt, a small town at the edge of lake Hallstatt, at bottom of the Dachstein slopes. We loved it! We traveled there by train then ferry. While there we rode a cable car up to explore the Salzwelten...
Months before, Hallie requested being in Switzerland for her birthday because she wanted to experience some “real Swiss Chocolate”. With Salzburg being so close, we picked up a rental car and made a weekend out of it. She had no idea where we were going or...
We had some pretty incredible privileges living in the shadow of the Untersberg mountain, part of the Austrian Alps. From the moment our bus came near our small town on our first day, I recall feeling a thrill of “we’re going to live here?!? Too...
