Along with travel, our family has a love for trying local dishes and drinks to better understand the culture. Peru ended up having some of the best food we have had anywhere in the world. Below are some of our…

What to you do the next day after seeing Machu Picchu? Why you go see more Incan ruins of course! For our last day of our on-the-go tour of the sacred valley we visited the Ollantaytambo ruins. Our legs were…

We recently received an email from our cousins, Tyler and Jack. They wrote to ask Cooper a few questions. We made a short Cooper’s Corner video to answer some of their questions. Click on the link to watch and enjoy….

Machu Picchu day was a day that our family will remember and talk about for the rest of our lives. It’s one of those things that you really have to see in person to truly appreciate. Not to mention it…

The Farm We spent one night in Urubamba at an amazing organic permaculture farm. The owners are friends of Chelsea’s parents from when they lived in Kansas. We connected with them and decided to visit for a day. Talia and…

What a whirlwind the last few days have been. We flew from Lima to Cusco Saturday afternoon. The flight was around one hour. We had to take a bus from our terminal to our plane and then climb up a…

People have asked how we are schooling the kids while abroad. We have a few math and reading resources, but we are also doing (almost) daily journal writing/drawing. With a little help sounding out words and reminders about leaving spaces,…

Missing home is inevitable. It is felt even more around holiday time. Today was Independence Day and we definitely missed being with family at the cabin, the food and fireworks that we typically have on the 4th. It felt like…

We have been exploring Lima, Peru for the last few days. We have an Airbnb apartment. It is basic but nice. We have found some great parks for the kids, and they enjoy having space to run around and play….

Two years ago we took our little family of 4 to Cancun, Mexico for a week after school got out in June. While we were there we connected with another family with young boys. The family lived in Mexico City…