Ah, summer vacation. It's the time when families are expected to load up the family van, shove all the siblings in the backseat, and take off on their annual trip. Maybe it's to the beach that's so full you can't even lay your towel down. Maybe it's out to some cabin in the … [Read more...]
Moving on Military Time
TIP military kids are more gifted than you think. According to its dictionary definition, giftedness is having a special ability or skill. Well, what's more skillful than moving from place to place and developing new friendships along the way, while also capturing your highest … [Read more...]
Lessons from the Inca Trail
A little over three years ago I accomplished a major bucket list item: I hiked the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. It was as exhilarating, exhausting, amazing, and magical as it seems. In my opinion, there is no other way to get to the great ruins than by hiking the trail, for there … [Read more...]
Classic Reconsidered: Gulliver’s Travels
Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels—or Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. In Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver, First a Surgeon, and then a Captain of Several Ships, to use the original title—is one of those books you probably know a lot about, even if you've never … [Read more...]
It’s Called Traveling, Not Relaxing
My husband and I have long haul flights in our DNA. Our backgrounds are two separate continents, and we live on a third. Our favorite trips are those where we can share that part of ourselves with each other. In New Zealand, I wanted to share the beautiful country I grew up … [Read more...]