Winning free flights is even better than finding cheap flights ! Blogger Johnny Jet is running a contest to win two free round-trip economy tickets on Qatar Airways from Chicago, New York, Washington DC, or Houston to any Qatar Airways destination, with the exception of Australia. My husband and I have flown Qatar Airways, Read More
Our school will be going on 3 day/2 night field trips in April, and I’ll be chaperoning the upperclassmen. I’d like to connect our trip to ecotourism and/or oral storytelling, so I’ve spent some time browsing for tour companies that offer homestays and hold to principles of ethical and responsible travel. Here are some, Read More
Tonight we attempted to bring Gabriel to the Golden Dragon Water Puppet Theater in District 1 of Ho Chi Minh City. He is now 20 months old, and I was hoping that he’d be able to sit through a lively show, or at least 30 minutes of the 50-minute show. He can sit and, Read More
This past weekend a colleague and I went to Singapore for an AP English workshop. The workshop was all day Friday and Saturday, but we had evenings and Sunday morning to do some exploring. I flew back early Sunday evening so I wouldn’t be away from my 20-month-old son for that long, but I, Read More
It’s hard to believe it’s already 6 weeks into the semester here, but the progress reports that are going out soon are a reality check to how long we’ve been in Vietnam. My husband Duarte and I are teaching at ISHCMC American Academy, a secondary school located in An Phu ward in Ho Chi, Read More
Please don’t feed the hippos….or kiss my baby. Here’s the low-down on going to the Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens with a toddler. My son was 18 months old during our first visit. We went by taxi. I didn’t know the name of the zoo in Vietnamese (Thao Cam Vien), so I just showed, Read More
While looking for plane tickets for our move from Massachusetts to Vietnam, I really wanted to find an airline that would make traveling with a 17-month old a bit easier. Thankfully our employer booked us tickets with Japan Airlines, which has a lot of amenities for traveling with babies and young children. We flew, Read More
There are two reasons why I have not been keeping up this blog: 1. My son Gabriel (now 17 months) keeps me busy by engaging in activities like attempting to somersault off the couch. 2. In April, my husband and I accepted teaching positions at American Academy Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh City and, Read More
Earlier this year I was able to ‘meet’ fellow former expat, Maria Foley, for an interview on blog monetization published at Expat Women. Maria is the blogger behind I Was an Expat Wife, and like me, although she’s not currently overseas she has a lot to say about living abroad. She reached out to, Read More