We spent last week at the fabulous Unschoolers Platform 2017 conference at the Key Lime Cove waterpark in Gurnee, Illinois! It was the second year for the event. (See last year’s post.) There are several aspects that come together to make a successful conference, and this one had it all – friendly people, knowledgeable speakers, lots of opportunities Read More
I had the privilege to be asked to lead a discussion at the Unschoolers Platform conference on the topic of worldschooling. A big thanks goes out to everyone who joined me for the session and contributed to the conversation. As promised, here is the list of resources that came out of the discussion we had Read More
Happy New Year! We’ve got a lot of fun trips planned for 2017 already, and we’re all quite excited about it! As of right now, our plans include the following: February – Chicago, IL area for the Unschoolers Platform conference, where I’m leading a discussion on worldschooling! March – Playa del Carmen, MX April – Merida, Read More
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas… just a little different from what we’re used to seeing in the cold climate at home! Playa del Carmen Cozumel
Yesterday we took a colectivo van to Xcacel-Xcacelito to meet some homeschooling friends. It is located in between Playa del Carmen and Tulum. We got there somewhat early and had the small cenote to ourselves for a bit on and off. It’s set in the middle of the mangroves with a raised walkway leading to Read More
We got to experience the medico and farmacias yesterday for the first time. Poor kiddo is dealing with swimmer’s ear on one side and in a lot of pain when he usually has a very high pain tolerance. He’s never experienced anything like this before. We started by getting some drops from the farmacia near Read More
Halloween in Mexico! Yes, they have it here too! We saw house parties, trick-or-treaters in our neighborhood, plus HUGE crowds of people on Quinta Avenida, Playa del Carmen’s hot spot. When asked to go trick or treating with some other worldschoolers kiddo needed an impromptu Halloween costume. This is what we figured out! He got a lot Read More
Lesson learned. Swim while the sun shines! Kiddo set a goal to swim every day on this trip. Most days that’s been no problem, but yesterday was an exception. Even though it’s the rainy season here, so far that’s meant the occasional shower or even brief downpour like the one that left us soaking last week. But Read More
Yesterday kiddo and I visited Cenote Azul. It has crystal clear water, lots of different kind of fish of all sizes – including many that nibble and tickle your skin!, a jumping platform, some small caves, and a very relaxed and fun vibe. The water is randomly deep, then very shallow, with lots of crevices Read More
I can hardly describe how amazing it was to get to go to one of the new Seven Wonders of the World, as well as one of the most impressive cenotes on the Yucatan peninsula! Our day started off very early. We were picked up in our neighborhood by a van, which brought us to Read More