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The beauty of this strategy is the simplicity. What’s an important word from your upcoming travel destination? In the Netherlands, new concepts like windmills and canal systems were important to understand how the Dutch work cooperatively to develop land despite living below sea level. As we prepare for our trip to New Mexico, we look…
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Our next stop is New Mexico, so I added a cookbook to our library stack, Santa Fe School of Cooking Cookbook by Susan Curtis. The boys showed interest in Caldo de Albondigas– a meatball soup. They love meatballs so why not give it a try! After visiting with family last weekend, we brought home vegetables…
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After three days, they are finished. Honestly, I think it’s the parents who deserve a medal. The boys finished writing thank you cards to those we interviewed-sharing the connections they noticed between the interview conversation and what they experienced in Colombia. Food. Futbol. Flags. Why is it so difficult for kids to write thank you…
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Museum or zoo. Ice cream or fresh watermelon. Creating opportunities for kids to make choices within healthy boundaries supports them to make solid decisions in the future. What will a child learn if we plan out every moment of their day for them? Before our trip, the adults in our two families planned a list…
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Until we get a perspective about a place from those who live there, will we truly understand it? By interviewing Colombians, my kids learned food recommendations, what locals enjoy doing there, and how Colombians describe themselves. We set up interviews with friends, co-workers, my Spanish tutor, missionaries, and a spontaneous one with a Colombian Restaurant…
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On our visit to Cartagena, Colombia, we walked through the beautiful Getsemani neighborhood on a self-guided mural tour. After the kids were satisfied with the amount of checkmarks on the Scavenger Hunt they created, we offered to take a picture of their favorite mural so they could recreate it later in their notebooks. There were…
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“Don’t leave the milk out! It’ll spoil.” How many times did I hear that growing up? Then I shop for milk in a new country and it’s *gasp* unrefrigerated! Same with the eggs!! As we experience new places and people, we frequently encounter other ways of doing things. This becomes especially striking when something is…
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Now that we’re home, it’s time for a remix of our pre-trip songs. Again thanks to Suno.com, the kids are able to easily create their own song with the support of AI. My favorite line is “through the streets of Colombia, the colors are vibrant and bold / through the streets of Colombia, the drops…
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Cultivating travel experiences that stick is more than just preparing ahead of time for the trip. Here’s a way to highlight learning experiences in the moment or afterwards to draw attention to key memories that connect. After making a list of places we’ve visited, we shared comparisons to our recent location: Cartagena, Colombia. Some of…
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During our recent visit to Cartagena, Colombia we planned to go on a walking tour of the Getsemani neighborhood, a barrio filled with vibrant colors and images on every surface. A Colombian friend shared that 20 years ago, this neighborhood was not a safe area. However, in a successful effort to revitalize the community, streets…
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