Immersed in the World
Three years ago, twin brothers, Davy and Daryl Vogel, took off with their parents from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska on a quest to travel all the way to the southern tip of South America. By bicycle. They were ten years old when they left their life behind in Boise, Idaho and started their adventure.
On March 21st, after [...]
Two days ago, in a shelter modeled after an African hut, in the Washington wilderness, I came to a realization.
It was morning and it was cold outside but the sun was shining and I watched in silence as teenagers worked together to make a fire without matches or lighters. Never had a fire been lit inside this shelter using [...]
Perhaps it was a bit ambitious, or dumb, to declare I’ll publish my book the same year my husband opens a second restaurant. But then again, maybe publishing a book is like having a baby. There’s never a perfect time to do it.
I figured out several weeks ago, that if I wanted to avoid freaking out in Fall [...]
It’s 6:30 pm and Daylight Savings Time has returned and the sun is shining for a change. An idea pops into my mind. “We could run down to Seward Park with the bikes, or if you want to rollerblade, I could scooter.”
Simon agrees. We decide on bikes, but our enthusiasm wanes at the thought [...]
In a recent post, I promised this photo essay. After viewing the pictures, my husband and I gained a new appreciation for our children’s sense of humor. But then we wondered, ”Is it a little warped?”
We were on Nicaragua’s volcanic island, Ometepe, and had just finished dinner. Brian and I wanted to relax with our caipirinhas. The kids were done sitting.
Forget DVD players, ipads, activity books, and games. When traveling, give your child the camera and they’ll be entertained for hours.
My camera didn’t cost thousands of dollars, and if you’re handing yours over to the children, yours probably shouldn’t either. Nonetheless, tell your child you’re entrusting them with a valuable piece of family equipment, and hopefully they’ll be empowered to take extra [...]
While driving down a two-lane highway across a broad expanse of a brown Wyoming, a weathered non-DOT sign popped up on a post alongside the road. It read, “Sacajawea’s Grave” and an arrow pointed to the right. We had just entered Wind River Indian Reservation, I couldn’t bypass that old sign.
I hit the brakes and pulled into a gas station to [...]
Taking a paid, guided horseback ride in the northern mountains of Nicaragua is nothing like a guided horseback ride in the United States. For one, I can’t imagine an American operation thinking it a good idea for an inexperienced six year old to ride and control his own horse for six hours.
But the confidence of Jamie, our Nica guide, assured me. Or [...]
Recently I noticed, while going through my camera roll, just how many food related photos my family has taken lately.
People often ask who cooks in our family. They want to know if I’m eating chef prepared meals every day. My husband is a chef after all.
Unfortunately for me, for most of our life together, he’s [...]
“White wo-man!”
“White wo-man!”
I cringed. It could only be me the voice from behind was calling. The last time a man jogged to catch up with me on my walk from the white house to our dinghy in Clare Valley, not the presence of my toddler riding on my shoulders nor my declaration of [...]
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