New Zealand
5 essays from our time in New Zealand, in the order we wrote them.
Home-basing in Nelson, New Zealand
Kia Ora! Nau mai! We’re so glad you made it to our first New Zealand installment. Settling into a new country is always an adventure for our family. The fun, and sometimes the frustration, all come as part of this process of discovery. We never really know what to expect, so it always turns into an…
New Zealand North Island Encounters
Centrally located near the top of the South Island, Nelson made an excellent home-base for our three-month visit in New Zealand, and we completely luxuriated in the time we spent there. Because the country is quite large and packed full of awesomeness around every corner, we did occasionally…
A Reunion of Friends in Nelson, New Zealand
One of the most amazing things about traveling as a family is becoming friends with other traveling families. It is really fun to get together and play in different places around the world!
The West Coast of New Zealand’s South Island —Three Traveling Families Sharing One Epic Roadtrip
Have I mentioned how much more kids learn when they are exploring the world with their friends?
A Scrumptious Hibernation in Nelson, New Zealand
Believe it or not, we're homebodies. It may seem paradoxical that we’re also long-term traveling, worldschooling adventurers. Those things don't typically go together, do they? But for us, they seem to work out quite magically. I'm reminded of the hobbits in Lord of the Rings. They aren't…