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.
Family Travel
We Wrote & Illustrated a Children’s Book!
My South American Classroom is a picture book for family travelers. It recounts the highs and lows of our family gap year through the eyes of our oldest child.
5 Farms Our Family Volunteered at in South America
Our most meaningful experiences were our volunteer farm stays, which connected us with other travelers and taught us about permaculture and bioconstruction.
8 Myths About Our Gap Year We’d Like to Correct
A family with 3 boys, traveling the South America, one backpack per person, no job. Was it relaxing? Terrifying? Life-changing? Read on to find out more.
5 Days in La Paz: Cholita Wrestling and an 11-Course Lunch
We spent five days in this magnificent city, floating over it in cable cars, watching a female version of lucha libre and enjoying an 11-course meal.
A Year of Worldschooling: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Whether you think worldschooling sounds like a brilliant idea or a complete disaster, our experience will probably break some of your expectations.
How Our Gap Year Changed (and Didn’t Change) Us
Reflecting on our transcontinental journey is bittersweet. It makes me miss people and places. It also forces me to face that a change of scenery didn’t change the things about myself that I wish were different. That transformation takes a deeper, harder journey within.
This Is Our Family Gap Year: Itinerary and Future Plans
This is a summary of our family gap year. Here we give an outline of our itinerary, our philosophy of travel, and what might lay beyond this special time.
What We Spent on Lodging in South America (Lots of Charts!)
On our year traveling South America, we stayed in a wide variety of homes, apartments, quirky inns, farms and intentional communities. This is what it cost.
How to Take International Family Trips on the Cheap
You don’t have to be rich to travel. Our family of 5 takes multi-week international vacations for a few thousand dollars. Here is how we do it.
