When some new worldschooling friends proposed that we meet at the science museum in Granada we jumped at the chance! We really wanted to meet up with them again because our boys had seemed to hit it off at the beach meetup, and it was also our first opportunity to visit somewhere outside the area Read More
Category: Travel
“Limpieza de Playas” Beach Cleanup
On Saturday, Oct 6, 2018 we participated in a beach cleanup event in La Herradura, “Limpieza de Playas”, held during their Festival del Mar weekend. We were on Team Happy Fish, a group made up of worldschooling families, and one of 14 teams in total. We had over 50 parents and kids participating on our Read More
Food delivery services in Playa del Carmen
If you’re just not up to trekking to a restaurant after a long day of travel or are too tired to fire up the stove after a day in the sun, you may want to take advantage of several food delivery services serving Playa del Carmen! In addition to the restaurants that offer delivery directly, there are Read More
Sunburned! Ouch!
Since we got here we had been slowly easing into the sun exposure as we did last time. It worked well for us and we got only slight burns once or twice last trip, and I even tanned a bit! But I failed to realize that the UV rays would be so much stronger at Read More
Playa Xcalacoco
Today we met up with several people from the local homeschooling/unschooling group, plus some other worldschooling families for another fun day at the beach with friends! This time we went to Playa Xcalacoco, a public beach located near the Azul Fives hotel on the northern end of Playa del Carmen. There is a lifeguard stand Read More
Items stolen from luggage
Do you remember how I said in a previous post that one bag didn’t arrive with us and we were told it was sent on a later flight? Well it was eventually delivered later that night, like 10pm or so, but it took us a day or two to realize that several items were missing from Read More
Is it broken?
My foot and ankle was looking a lot worse this morning so I decided a trip to the doctor was necessary to rule out a break. This time we’re staying in the Centro area, so it was easy for me to get back to the same International Clinic that we had gone to previously for Read More
We’re back in Mexico!
We’re here! Back in Mexico to hang out in Playa del Carmen for a few weeks and then head to Merida for the Project World School Family Summit, 2017! Twas not an easy travel day today. We left home at 3:45am. I somehow?!? sprained my foot on the first flight. One of our bags didn’t Read More
Unschoolers Platform 2017
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
Worldschool Resources
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