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The Teenage Brain. How it Reacts to Travelling the World for a Year.
he teenage brain is both fascinating and misunderstood. It remains difficult to comprehend - especially for the parents of teenagers - that although the young man or woman we see standing in front of us looks like a fully functioning human being,...
Taranaki, New Zealand. What IS It About That Place?
peak to any traveller, and New Zealand will always be on their list of top places to visit in the world. For some - like us, they may even end up emigrating to this wonderful piece of paradise. And where better to settle in New Zealand with kids...
Stop Worrying About The Future. It Hasn’t Happened Yet.
orrying about the future. That's what I've been up to. This post is over a week old. I've been too scared to share it with you. It's a post about worrying about the future and what that looks like. I couldn't bring myself to hit the publish...
On a Budget in New Zealand? Two Hot Pools To Enjoy Without Going Broke
uckily, being on a budget in New Zealand means you can while away your days soaking in hot pools and relaxing like a millionaire, with or without kids. There is a false misconception that New Zealand is an expensive place to live, but if you...
Homeschooling & Working Full Time. What To Be Aware Of.
Before we emigrated to New Zealand and were living in England, homeschooling or home education whatever you wish to call it, was something that had always interested me. Two things stopped me. Having a huge mortgage meant that we couldn’t survive on one wage alone. I owned and ran a café at the time, and I certainly wasn’t going to take two kids under 7 with me to work. Can you imagine? Sonny would have eaten all of the profits for a start. And secondly, I was under the impression that homeschoolers were a bit weird – another reason I didn’t try harder to make homeschooling an option.Homeschooling remained a distant fantasy. And off to school, they went.
Deciding To Leave Everything Behind for a Year.
s it possible to leave everything behind for a whole year? Rent your house, quit the job, sort out the schooling, the bills. The dog. Is this possible? To leave everything behind to go and travel the world. Could I start a travel blog? Take two...