Category: Sabbatical
-
Europe winter trip (pt 2)
After taking our time to get to southern Germany, we finally made it for the main attraction and the reason we booked this whole trip in the first place – winter hiking and snow days with friends. We stayed at a sort-of lodge, called Haus Hammer. I think these types of accommodations are very typical…
Written by
·
-
Our first trip in Europe (Pt 1)
About 3 weeks after we arrived in France we set out on our first trip within Europe. It felt a little daunting to be packing for a winter trip so soon after arriving, but it also somehow felt right because this is what this year is about. So we packed as lightly as possible for…
Written by
·
-
Tough transition with lots of twinkles
Who would have thought that moving across the world (again!) with a 2 year old would be a little bit tough?! The last few weeks have felt like a blur to be honest, sleep has been really rough and it’s taking some time to find our routine. But… looking back at past blog posts, I’m…
Written by
·
-
Welcome to France
We made the nearly 40 hour journey from Christchurch to Toulouse earlier this week. That’s right 40 hours! 26 of which were actual flying time – 11 hours from Christchurch to Singapore, 13 hours from Singapore to Frankfurt, and 2 hours from Frankfurt to Toulouse, and the rest was layovers, transit, etc. Whew, it was…
Written by
·
-
Christchurch wrapped
We’ve spent the last five months in Christchurch, New Zealand for part 1 of our year abroad for Wylie’s sabbatical. We had heard great things about New Zealand – things like it’s beautiful, people are friendly, it’s kid friendly, etc. – and we also heard some not so great things – it’s not diverse, no…
Written by
·
-
Our last weeks in Christchurch
We tried to soak up as much of Christchurch as we could in our last few weeks. Wylie’s family was around for a few more days after our big South Island tour. Wylie, Mara, and I got mostly back into our work and school routines, but spent evenings with the fam. We went to some…
Written by
·
-
Our last big NZ trip (part 2)
Our big South Island trip continued in Nelson. We spent 3 nights there in a, you guessed it, airbnb with amazing views. it was great to be in a big place with the whole family. Mara got so much good time with her grandparents and even picked up some of the Thai alphabet! We spent…
Written by
·
-
The fam joins on our last big NZ trip (Part 1)
Wylie’s parents and aunt and uncle make the long trips from Virginia and Bangkok to come visit us for two weeks near the end of our stay in New Zealand. We had been talking about their visit for a while so Mara was very excited to see her grandparents. It was the first time she…
Written by
·
-
Quiet week so how about pictures of Mara
We had a pretty quiet week and weekend in Christchurch, which felt nice after after a packed few weeks and before lots of adventures pick up again next week. Our new friends leave NZ soon so we’ve been trying to soak up as much time with them as possible. We got to have another adults…
Written by
·
-
Planes, buses, and glacial lakes
What a week last week! We’ve been out of Christchurch for the past 7 days, first in Wellington on the North Island of New Zealand then to Aoraki (Mt Cook) for a weekend with some new friends. The theme of easy living in New Zealand continues, even while traveling around the country. We needed to…
Written by
·
Wander & Nest 