Our Top 10 Children’s Books of 2025
While traveling or at home, we read a lot of picture and chapter books last year with our kids. Here is a list of our 10 favorites.
Resources
My South American Classroom Book Discussion Guide for Families and Classrooms
This discussion guide will get kids talking about language learning, travel challenges, making new friends.
8 Documentaries from our South American Gap Year
Eight documentaries that helped us and our elementary school kids discover more as we traveled South America on our gap year.
Slow Camino Awards: The Best of South America
From best mocha to best jungle tour, we share the tastes, places, and experiences in South America that elicited the most Wows on our family gap year.
DIY Portuguese — 9 Free (or Very Cheap) Resources
Want to learn Portuguese without having to attend (or pay for) a class? Here are the resources I found most helpful in my DIY language learning journey.
Great Fiction to Let Your Mind Travel When Your Body Can’t
Snuggle in and crack the binding on one of our recommended novels and let your mind take a journey to another time and place.
12 Ways to Travel More Lightly on the Planet
How can we be part of the climate solution, yet engage in travel for the personal growth and cross-cultural benefits? Here are some ideas.
6 Helpful Books for Family Travelers (for the Adults)
Several books have shaped our thought process while planning and contemplating our family gap year. We share them with you in this post.
A Review of the Duolingo Language Learning App
I pride myself on being a DIY-er and never paying for the “package deal”. That’s why I surprised myself when I found myself paying for this subscription.
