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
New Year, new adventures!
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…
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
Buen Fin sale means Cozumel for Thanksgiving!
In Mexico they have Buen Fin instead of Black Friday, a 4-day weekend of sales. During Buen Fin last week I snagged us a deal on an overnight in Cozumel, so that’s where we spent Thanksgiving! We took the ferry over yesterday for yummy vegan food, snorkeling at Hotel Cozumel’s private pier and a dip Read More
Xcacel-Xcacelito
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