I grew up in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. My dad still lives there, so that is where we headed after Atlanta. Lucas and Henry think of my dad’s house as their home base– if we had to say we have one. They got to decorate the “kids” room in the house. The first Friday we were there, we went to the…
My sister, mom, and youngest brother live in Atlanta. Many of our friends do too. We saw many of our Atlanta friends as well as our worldschool friends, the Crabtrees while they were passing through Atlanta. My friend Jewel also drove from Chattanooga to Atlanta for a visit. It means so much to us when friends take time to meet…
We touched back down in the United States for Thanksgiving in Sunnyvale, California. My oldest brother Sam and his wife AC live there. We also saw our niece, Nell, a junior at UC Santa Cruz, and we met our long-lost cousin Dan, also a student at UC Santa Cruz. We enjoyed spending time with them. It was the perfect spot…
Our time in Southeast Asia was incredible, but there is so much more of the world to see. We spent our last days in Bangkok wrapping up Lucas’ Invisalign, seeing friends, and eating our favorite foods before returning to the United States. Lucas started his Invisalign journey in October of 2023. After 13 months, his treatment is complete and he…
Mainland China was not on our list of places to go on our Asia itinerary. We did not want to go through the visa process. Then we found out about the transit visa. You can get up to 144 hours in certain regions of China without going through the normal visa process. You have to fly into China from an…
Red-eye flights seem like a good idea when you book them, but they are tough. We had a 12:45 am flight from Bali to Hong Kong. The flight is just under 5 hours. We were fortunate that our Airbnb host let us check in early. We headed straight to our place and crashed for a few hours. We were thankful for the…
We said so long for now to our worldschooling friends and goodbye to our villa in Tejakulah and took a bus with Sam and AC to Seminyak. Seminyak is a touristy beach town on the west coast of Bali. Our Airbnb was an interesting three-bedroom house with a swimming pool the entire length of the house and the pool goes…
Our second week in Tejakula was just as relaxing as the first. There was a lot of pool time and game playing. It is a great place to relax. However, it does have a few drawbacks. The neighbors burn a lot of trash, which is commonplace in Bali and makes the air quality poor. We also heard loud music in…
After spending a month in the busy city of Ubud, we escaped to the north of Bali to rest in a beautiful Villa on the Bali Sea. Our trip to Tejakula was an adventure. Our driver took a wrong turn, and our van drove down a narrow, bumpy dirt road meant for motorbikes. Many villagers told us to turn back,…
Our last week in Ubud and with Forever Wild was bittersweet. We have been traveling with Forever Wild since the beginning of May. We are glad we signed up for Forever Wild. It is a unique experience that has been positive for our entire family. We made great friendships and lasting memories. The program and the community have been wonderful.…