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St. Paul Aviation Hidden Gem

One of the first things Nia did when we arrived in Minnesota for our annual summer visit was to look up what aviation-related museums there were in the area. I would have guessed zero, but it turns out that I was very wrong! Yesterday we visited the first on her list, the Commemorative...

National History Day Recap!

Hi All – We just returned from D.C. where Nia participated in a five day competition for National History Day. A while back I mentioned that all 7th graders at Nia’s school were required to participate in National History Day for a class assignment. They each completed an individual...

Off to a Rough Start

It was our first port day in Cork, Ireland and we’d decided to rent a car to explore the countryside. In Ireland they drive on the opposite side of the road, but we’d driven that way in Malawi and a dozen other countries we’d visited so we weren’t anticipating any issues. The problem with...

Cruising in 2025: Old People, New Technology

Sarah here. Coming live to you from the beautiful Regal Princess. We’re on day 11 (out of 13) of our British Isles cruise. Nick and I are seeing the sights with 3500 of our new cruise buddies—98% of whom are over age 60—and thought it’d be fun to share a bit about what’s changed since we...