Ennis Oregon Trail: Illinois to Nebraska
Leg 2 – Small town IL to Sidney, Nebraska Miles: 760 Total travel hours: 13.5 Things of Interest: Pony Express Station, Boot Hill Cemetery, Cricket the Cat 5:30am alarm. Did you know there is a 5am? I knew about the pm one…. The first two days we intentionally scheduled driving days to get as […]
Ennis Oregon Trail: Indiana to Illinois
Leg 1 – Indianapolis to small town ILMiles: 220Hours: 3.5Points of Interest: Mom’s house x2, grocery store for snacks We’ve successfully consolidated our belongings into way too many bags and boxes and stuffed them into the wagon. Must importantly, the snacks:
Ennis Oregon Trail: Pre-Game
When you are part of the Oregon Trail Generation and decide to relive the thrill… we are moving to the West Coast! Why you ask? We have struggled transitioning back to the Midwest after being in Wales for three years — missing the mountains and water and overall feeling. So we’ve been searching for […]
Christmas in the Big Apple
What is more magical than New York at Christmas? Well, maybe London at Christmas, but I digress… The Rockefeller tree is one of a kind and I understand why people flock to NYC to see it. Coupled with all the high end stores around it twinkling bright with decor — it’s a sight to see […]
Eating Our Way Through NYC
Fine diners, we are not. Even at home, we prefer either cooking at home or fairly non-fancy restaurants. When we travel, we typically are even more casual and gravitate to hole in the wall local places or “street food”. This trip was no exception — we *might* have eaten more street food outside than we […]
Being a Tourist in NYC
Hello world! We are alive, but with everything else these last 21 months (including a transatlantic move), writing hasn’t been a priority. I keep saying I will go back and write, but here we are… It’s been over a year since we flew anywhere for vacation and boy did it feel good to be back […]
A Week in Guatemala
Interested in hearing a bit more about my experience in Guatemala? I had the opportunity to share a little about my trip — taking me back to the hills of Quiche dancing with my little friends. School the World does amazing work — and with all the schools closed right now, they are being as […]
School Dedication and Bittersweet Farewells
Starting our day a little later today, we were able to sleep in a bit, but quickly headed to the community for our final day. Every day we are greeted with waves of kids and hugs, and since today many would be performing, they were all dressed their best. Over the course of the week, […]
Final touches and Market Shopping
We had four hours to put the final touches on our school today as we had to head to the market by noon. With lots of painting to do, I was assigned to the mural. My vision included a tree with lots of leaves and an owl, plus rainbows, flowers and butterflies. My teammate thought […]