Foreign Service – Page 18

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”

Daddy’s Funeral

Yesterday, my nine year-old came home from school and we had this short exchange: Elizabeth: Mom, I know why you and Dad decided to join the Foreign Service. Me: Oh really?! Why? Elizabeth: So that Dad could have an interesting funeral! As weird as that sounds, there is actually a lot of truth to it.Continue reading “Daddy’s Funeral”

The Best Tour Guide in Jerusalem

I don’t usually do advertisements on my blog; but occasionally someone comes along who deserves a shout-out. If you ever find yourself in need of a fabulous tour guide in Jerusalem, then Dvir Hollander is your guy. We’ve used Dvir twice and we now consider him our dear friend. He’s incredibly knowledgeable about Jerusalem.Continue reading “The Best Tour Guide in Jerusalem”

Quirky

Here is the latest picture of my oldest child: Not to brag, but … ok, to brag: Cecily has it all. She’s beautiful (reference above pic), she’s tall (5’11”), she’s smart (currently enrolled in 3 AP classes: calculus, biology and psychology), she’s a starter on the varsity basketball team, she’s a great photographer andContinue reading “Quirky”

Weather Apocalypse–Day 6

We’re still snowed-in; depending on your definition of “snowed-in.” If “snowed-in” means no school, then yep, we’re still snowed-in. Today will be the fourth day of no school. School was cancelled Thursday, (remember our weekend is Friday and Saturday), Sunday, Monday and again today, Tuesday. All high school finals are postponed until January, after theContinue reading “Weather Apocalypse–Day 6”

The Weather Apocalypse

There is nothing is more boring than reading about other people’s weather; no one agrees with this more than me. However, every so often, weather can be so monumental that it deserves a shout out. I lived 40+ years of my life in Utah. We have awarded ourselves the title of “Greatest Snow on Earth”Continue reading “The Weather Apocalypse”