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Our Year in Review 2018

January 6, 2019January 6, 2019

16th Year of Marriage Today!

December 15, 2018December 15, 2018

Summer 2018 (Part III.)

November 14, 2018

Summer 2018 (Part II.)

November 8, 2018November 7, 2018

Summer 2018 (Part I.)

November 7, 2018

Texas Road Trip (Part II.)

November 5, 2018November 5, 2018

Texas Road Trip (Part I)

November 5, 2018November 5, 2018

2 Weeks Family Australia Trip (Part VI: Gold Coast MUST DOs)

November 3, 2018November 3, 2018

2 Weeks Family Australia Trip (Part V: Sydney MUST DOs)

September 27, 2018

2 Weeks Family Australia Trip (Part IV: Great Barrier Reef)

September 24, 2018September 24, 2018

2 Weeks Family Australia Trip (Part III: Whitehaven Beach, Most Beautiful Beach In The World!)

September 20, 2018September 20, 2018

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It’s been 3 years since we visited the Big Apple, and we were so looking forward to going again this week, but Mother Nature seems to be warning us that our timing is bad, so alas, we’ve had to cancel our trip. Thank you @jetblue for waiving all cancellation fees, and we pray that winter storm Harper will die down soon without more destruction in the east coast! Stay warm and safe everyone. ❤️
It’s been awhile since we’ve traveled with a toddler, but this little guy was an absolute champ on our trip to Shanghai and Suzhou! He’s especially great with long car and train rides, is a constant chatterbox just like his cousin Bridgette, and makes us belly laugh all day, everyday. He’s definitely active and we take turns running after him all the time, but I’d travel with him again in a heartbeat. When you manage your expectations correctly depending on whom you travel with, you can find so much more joy! #mynephew
Our first trip of 2019 was meant to be more of a family reunion than a worldschooling trip, but we ended up learning loads of new things in China. Our flight home is often a time of reflection and sharing, where we think about and discuss how the trip has influenced us, the things we’ve learned, and our favorite memories. Bridgette is currently journaling next to me, and I love seeing her write/draw down all the funny, scary, frustrating, magnificent, rewarding experiences of the trip. No matter how often we travel, we will still appreciate the blessing of new experiences. #gratitude
Our trip to Shanghai and Suzhou is coming to an end. Traveling still feels like a mysterious adventure to me each and every time. Whenever we embark, there’s really no telling what we will experience, whom we’ll meet, what memories will be made. In less than 24 hours, we are transported to a completely different time and space. We leave the comfort of our bubble at home, and we push through boundaries to absorb so many new things that we come across. We get to spend an abundance of time with one another, uninterrupted by the daily time constraints we may otherwise be bounded to when we’re at home. It’s a vivid reminder that the cliche “travel is the only thing you can buy that makes you richer” rings true.
It’s hard to travel when you’re not open to trying new food, so ever since Bridgette was a toddler, we’ve exposed her to as much international cuisine as possible. If there’s something that doesn’t look good to her, we encourage her to give it a try before coming up with a verdict. Through the years, Bridgette has really grown to embrace all kinds of food, including various street foods in Asia, such as stinky tofu. I don’t know if she will ever go as far as eating fried scorpions, but for now, she is still excited to try new things whenever we are in a new country. ~ Something else we advocate is for Bridgette to learn to place orders in the local language. We don’t want to be entitled American tourists expecting to be served in English wherever we go, so even though we may not be able to converse in the local language, we can at least make the effort to speak minimally in their language. Even saying hello, good bye, and thank you in their language shows them your respect on their land.
Visited Zhouzhuang today, a town that’s about an hour away from Suzhou, and famous for its canals. It was absolutely magnificent, and picturesque no matter where you look. I LOVE old buildings and ancient towns, so wandering along the canals and alleyways here is probably one of my favorite part of this trip!

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