We spent the majority of our summer in Beattyville, Kentucky. It is an hour south of Lexington. We explored a potential business opportunity with our friends to build an RV campground. We ultimately decided not to pursue the project, but we wish our friends all the best in bringing their vision to fruition. Despite the business opportunity not working out,…
Tennis is still a big sport in our household. Lucas loved being a ball boy last year at the Winston-Salem Open, so we made sure to be back in Winston-Salem this year so he could do it again. The best part about coming back to this tournament is seeing family. We stayed with my dad, and we got to see…
In January this year, we met a fabulous group of worldschooling families in Ecuador. These are our people, and we were excited to reunite with them over the summer. The McIntyre’s drove their RV from California to Kentucky. We hung out for a two days in Kentucky before caravanning with them and the Lesmeisters up to Lake Charlevoix to see…
Two years ago, we met a family while staying in Nicaragua during COVID. The son Tye became good friends with Lucas and Henry. The trio still hangs out via video chat and plays Minecraft and Roblox together almost weekly. Earlier this summer, Henry and Tye hung out in person over the 4th of July. Tye and his mom Sarah were…
Sleep-away summer camp is a rite of passage for many kids. I have fond memories of the friends I made, swimming in lakes, sing-alongs, and more when I attended summer camp in my youth. Lucas and Henry had the opportunity to experience those things at sleep-away camp this summer. Lucas attended the Mountain camp in Highlands North Carolina with two…
Happy anniversary to us! After 15 years of marriage and 19 years of knowing each other, Michael and I know our strengths and weaknesses. I know Michael will throw up if he sees vomit, so I clean up the vomit. Michael knows I get stressed out on big travel days (like crossing borders), so he takes the lead in those…
The six months we spent in South America were exciting and interesting. It was not long enough because we have so much left to see when we return someday. We flew from Buenos Aires to Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina. My dad and Kay picked us up from the airport and drove us to my hometown of Winston-Salem. Per Lucas and Henry’s…
Uruguay was not on our list of countries to visit, but when we arrived in Buenos Aires, we decided to take a trip across the water to Colonia. Colonia is a small, charming town established in 1680 by the Portuguese. In 1995, the town was made an official UNESCO Heritage site. We bought a one-way ticket on Colonia Express. We…
By Lucas and Henry While we were in Buenos Aires, we took tango lessons. Tango is a dance you do with a partner, and you mainly use your feet. You can go fast and slow. It started in 1880 in the ports of Argentina and Uruguay. Tango was practiced by immigrants. It was a way for them to communicate with…
Our final stop on our six-month South America tour was Buenos Aires. We spent one month in a condo in the Colegiales neighborhood. It is a residential neighborhood between the Belgrano and Palermo neighborhoods. Buenos Aires is home to almost 13 million people. It feels like New York City, but the buildings are not as tall. The condo we stayed…