February 2014 – Six Abroad

Going to College

How is it that the girl who wears her shoes on the wrong feet could possibly be going to college? OK, it’s true that this picture was taken a while ago. She’s a little taller now. And she mostly wears her shoes on the correct feet. But still, how can this baby be goingContinue reading “Going to College”

You are never too old to come to Jordan

In December my mother-in-law came to live with us for about 2 months. For some people this may invoke the desire to move to Syria, civil war and all, but not me. Luckily, I have a great mother-in-law. She didn’t want to do much sightseeing while she was in Jordan, but we did manage toContinue reading “You are never too old to come to Jordan”

Week Without Walls Ethiopia: by Cecily

Week without Walls is a new program at my school. Basically the whole high school shuts down for a week and everyone leaves to go on trips. There were lots of options for trips. I could have gone to Paris, Switzerland, Nepal, Amsterdam, Ethiopia or stayed in Jordan. I chose Ethiopia. My trip was theContinue reading “Week Without Walls Ethiopia: by Cecily”

Missed Calling

My husband missed his calling in life. He should have been a filmmaker of travel films. He’s really good at putting together videos of our family’s adventures. He enjoys it. And we enjoy his finished products. And though it’s been published before on this blog, I am republishing this. This classic little 1 minute 25Continue reading “Missed Calling”