Tales of Adventuring, Learning, Searching, Wondering, Dreaming, and Chasing Sunsets
Hi, my name is Kirra and if you haven’t read any of my blog posts already, I am 10 years old and my family is traveling Australia for a year. I am super excited to share this post with you...I hope you enjoy reading! This past week, my family and I went on an 8-day… Continue reading My Koala Kapture
To change things up a bit, I am working on a little blog series called "How We Do..." Homeschooling has been nothing short of a challenge, mostly because the sun shines brightly every day and this mama loves herself some sun, sand, and adventures! Seriously, it's hard to think "school" when every single day feels… Continue reading How We Do – Education
SEO, affiliate links, backlinks, widgets, plugins. Following me so far?! Ha! This whole blogging thing is a tad out of my comfort zone - I am a 'commoner' trying her darndest to learn a new language (blogging), a new way of thinking (techie), a new way of communicating (writing) that others are doing much more… Continue reading Nominated – Liebster Award 2017
Canberra is the capital of Australia. It lies inland in the southeastern part of the country in its very own territory, the ACT (Australian Capital Territory). I can remember my first time visiting Canberra back in 2001 on a small bus tour - I still had a film Cannon at the time (those were the… Continue reading Highlights of Visiting Canberra
An exploration of homesickness through the experience of traveling as a tribe.
*Michigan is home to our tribe and we love it so, especially summers. When we decided to head to Australia for a year, we did not think twice about our departure - we would leave once we were able to soak in all of our summer favorites. I will be writing about all things Michigan… Continue reading A Pure Michigan Summer, An Overview
arms wide open a posture to receive no fight no resistance an intentional loss of control an understanding an awareness of what's to come a release of the plans dreams wants an opportunity for something new something different something MORE Is there a longing in your heart that you have repressed? Is there a dream… Continue reading Arms Wide Open
3 Helpful Fijian Terms: Bula - Hello Ni Sa Moce (spoken - nee sa mothe) - See you again (respectfully) Vinaka - Thank you FIJI TIME 'Fiji Time' is definitely something we would love to incorporate into our daily routine. Translated simply (in my own words), it means to be present, intentional, and to go… Continue reading Vinaka, Fiji
Day 1 - Rest, Relax, and Survive the Heat After a comfortable night's sleep (at least for those in the RV) we decided to find a breakfast spot to start our day out right. After a few Google searches, we fell upon [eafl id="419" name="Harvest Moon" text="Harvest Moon "] on Magnolia Blvd. It was a trendy… Continue reading LA, Day 1 – Rest, Relax, and Survive the Heat
Day 2 - Be a Tourist Our friends were busy all day, so we opted to take another leisurely morning by the pool and then to head to the Hollywood Walk of Fame to see the stars! It was another blazing hot (110) day, so we knew we may not make it too long searching… Continue reading LA, Day 2 – Being a Tourist
Having flown into Los Angeles a handful of times, this trip was no different, at first. A general haze formed as we approached the Pacific coastline, which is quite normal. When looking down from 20,000+ feet on the descent, the City of Angels is really a city of cement that seems to go on and… Continue reading LA – The City of Angels
Knowing my four kiddos, I knew I had to purchase a new suitcase for each of them for our upcoming adventures - typically I would have forced them (lovingly) to just use whatever bags we had lying around, but we already made them pack up most of their beloved belongings for this year adventure, so… Continue reading Kids’ Luggage