It’s fun to let the kids lead. Charlotte bought flip flops. Arden wanted one of everything.  ​​

We just cashed in our free meal ticket provided to us as a courtesy after the first lengthy delay. Cashing in the coupon was an interesting experience because we couldn’t read the coupon and thus couldn’t find the restaurant where we were allowed to cash it in. And we had a few misdirected steps from…… Continue reading We are in double overtime

Our plan to get to Da Nang faster by flying has been thwarted. 4 hour delay. Time for a nap. 

Composing her blog post at 32 stories up with a great view of districts 1, 2 and 3!

We just had the most amazing week at Elephant Valley Project in Mondulkuri Province, Cambodia. We did stuff like this: And this: And this: And this: And this: It was an incredibly enriching week full hiking through the jungle, learning all kinds of fascinating things, and helping out around the project. We have amazing memories…… Continue reading Elephamt Camp!

We have hit a bit of a break in the action. We spent two days in Phnom Penh. It was crazy busy there, the streets were almost unwalkable with young children due to congestion and traffic, and it was extremely westernized. Thus we did stuff like this: And, if you were wondering what happened to…… Continue reading Slack day

If I ever write a book about life with three daughters it will start with the day I decided to take parental leave from my secure and stable teaching position at a great school and somewhere in the middle, I’ll write about renting bathing suits for my daughters at a pop-up Chinese New Year water…… Continue reading Strong Swimmers – by Drew 

We have some serious jungle treks in our future – especially when we get to elephant camp and some of the national parks we will be visiting in Vietnam. We have done some city walking so far on this trip but it really doesn’t compare to what our experience will be like once we get…… Continue reading Our first Jungle trek – by drew

We had a blast swimming in the Ocean off Koh Rong Samloem. We snorkelled for an afternoon and saw many starfish and lots of other interesting stuff swimming around.  Although the snorkelling was fun, the highlight of our swimming on the island was the pier. Everyone jumped off it – including Arden – and although…… Continue reading The jetty – by drew

We did our homework every day of our trip to Koh Rong Samloem. From 9 AM until 11 AM the hotel bar (Think open air yurt) complete with cushions, rattan mats, and hammocks became our study hall. Watch for Charlotte’s upcoming post on her interview with Alan, the hotel manager.