It’s important to remember to be thankful because otherwise it’s easy to take things for granted that some people don’t have. Examples are: family, friends, a home, and food. People who have these often forget that some people don’t have…
Napoleon Bonaparte’s Role in European History
Napoleon Bonaparte was a fascinating ruler and military strategist. He was born in 1769. He lived until 1821, where he died in exile on an island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Napoleon’s Rise to Power The French…
Finishing Our Trip and Going Home
Our trip is coming to an end. I am excited, but sad, knowing that we will soon be leaving our trip and settling down. I know that from now on my life will always be different because my view…
Wind Power of the Past, Present, and Future
Did you know that once there were 10,000 Dutch windmills only 200 years ago, before the arrival of the steam engine? Now there are only 900! The Dutch windmills of the past were used to grind grain, flatten seeds…
The House of Slaves, Goree Island, Dakar
Goree Island is home to the infamous door which sent millions of black Africans from their homes into slavery to the Americas. The small, beautiful island of Goree just off the west coast of Senegal, Africa was a main shipping…
Apartheid is exactly where it belongs – in a museum.
South Africa has a good museum teaching us about the ugly history that is apartheid. The Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg is a moving and thorough lesson in the history of South Africa, the apartheid movement, and the journey back to…
What I Love About Our Trip
Our trip is a constant, exciting adventure. I love travel and always have since the earliest trip I can remember, our exciting trip to Belize. From the things you learn to the people you meet, from the food you try…
Snorkeling at the Amazing Pulau Menjangan
Yesterday, we went for a fantastic snorkel adventure on Pulau Menjangan, a national park and snorkelers’ haven 5 miles off the northwest coast of Bali. Home to amazing species of marina fauna and more than 1500 species of coral, sponges…
Singapore: The Land of Flat Sidewalks and Amazing Beauty
Our week in Singapore was our first week in a developed country since we left Japan in early October. In over four months, we had stopped noticing the dangerously uneven sidewalks, the trash discarded in the gutters, the incessant need…
Barrier Free at the Singapore Zoo
A Singapore favorite for sure was the day we hit the beloved Singapore Zoo. A highlight that Nathan and I remembered from our trip many years ago, we were not let down. The borderless boundary system made it feel as…