My four-year-old is up in the middle of the night for the fifth night. She climbs into our bed, arranges herself into a comfortable position, shoves me into a spot that suits her, kicks my kidneys, and finally settles in to pick the mole on my neck. I can’t sleep. Dimming the screen, I scrollContinue reading “I Never Wanted To Do Yoga”
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The Palm Trees ARE greener on the other side…
This will be a quick-ish one. I’ve been slacking. To recap—after Costa Rica, our quick Christmas visit home to Gig Harbor became a three-month restructure of our business, then extended into a year. On January 12th, 2023, business solid, my husband, myself, and our two girls packed our too many belongings and arrived in Bali,Continue reading “The Palm Trees ARE greener on the other side…”
Fun Activities To Do with Kids in Gig Harbor
Gig Harbor is a gorgeous seaside town less than an hour outside Seattle. It’s safe, clean, filled with fantastic restaurants and breweries, and sparkles in the sunshine with Mount Rainier as a backdrop, but it can be tricky keeping the littles entertained. After seven years of calling Gig Harbor home, below is our go toContinue reading “Fun Activities To Do with Kids in Gig Harbor”
Best Restaurants Playa del Coco
For the last three months, I ate my way through most of the eateries in Playa del Coco to write you a legit list of its best restaurants. It was tough, but I persevered. Food tastes are always subjective, so we tried to eat at each place a couple times to account for “off” daysContinue reading “Best Restaurants Playa del Coco”
Mosquitos Ate My Baby
Adventures continue in our family’s health department. Last week, we rented a car and spent a wonderful day visiting Conchal beach, famous for its pink crushed shells and vendors selling pineapples filled with pina Coladas, and Tamarindo, a lovely and upscale surf village. On day two, we made a quick stop at a coffee farmContinue reading “Mosquitos Ate My Baby”
Emergency! Kind Of. Not Really.
Sophia hurt herself. Again. Many of you know we ended up in the hospital one week before our big Costa Rica trip with Sophia’s forehead split open. It was an awful experience. Eight hours in an overcrowded waiting room with her bleeding, crying, not able to see from the congealed blood in her eyes, andContinue reading “Emergency! Kind Of. Not Really.”
Diamanté Adventure Park
Worldschooling works best when you slow travel, stay in one place long enough to live like a local, or at least a local expat, and get a feel for the country you’re in, the culture, and its rhythms. Plus, it’s cheaper. When you only have a week to see a place, you’re more likely toContinue reading “Diamanté Adventure Park”
Fountain of Youth
This is the amazing view from my new writing space at Java Coffee Co (it’s wonderful, review to follow). While researching Costa Rican lore, legends, and baddies, I came across a story with the always intriguing headline “Fountain of Youth.” Now, I have been fascinated by this idea since I was wee, admittedly considered searchingContinue reading “Fountain of Youth”
Ramblings in a Rainforest
Our first week in Costa Rica over, we left San Jose for the hot and humid northwest of the country, Playa del Coco. There are several ways to travel the five to six hours north. For $200 per person, you can take an hour-long flight from San Jose to Liberia, rent a car or taxiContinue reading “Ramblings in a Rainforest”
Seven Days in San Jose, Costa Rica
Many of our friends and family have been to Costa Rica. None have spent much time, if any, in San Jose, the capital. The impression we got from everyone was, “get in, and get out to the countryside or beach as fast as you can.” Even blog posts and travel writers state it as aContinue reading “Seven Days in San Jose, Costa Rica”
Sunshine Dunning 