We took a summer vacation to the states for one month, to visit family in July!  Besides our family of five, we also took two friends from church with us...Mexican brothers whose father was...

This month's blogging challenge from my online family travel group was to do a blog post that answers this question: What was "The Moment" when you knew you wanted to travel or change your...

Well, I've said it before...and I'll say it again: Mexicans know how to P-A-R-T-Y!! Mexico's school system is set up to include 3 levels of Kindergarten. Kids can start Kinder 1 at age 3,...

Seriously...who needs it?!  After all, living in Alaska for nearly 8 summers made me think that I could possibly live without sunshine! Tsk…shame on me. I’m perpetuating the stereotype that Alaska gets continual rain,...

If you've ready many of my other posts, you've learned that Jared and I spend a good deal of time on Malecons in the area. Some people have asked me, "What is a malecon?"...

I am up for trying almost any type of fruit or vegetable that Mexico has to offer. Surprisingly, I've actually come across some new ones that I am not fond of (didn't know that...

 The rainy season in Mexico begins after a long 2 1/2 months of endless warmth.  We live in Ajijic, which is about 1 hour from Guadalajara in Central Mexico, and located at approximately 5,000...

It seems that every blogging expat family this week is writing about "The American Dream". The dictionary definition of the "American Dream" can be found as such: The traditional social ideals of the United...

But seriously...don't you think so? I love the gigantic trees that are in the center of all of the roundabouts in the La Floresta area of Ajijic. A friend once gave me directions to...

This morning Jared and I were walking the Ajijic Malecon, as we try to do almost every day. We're used to seeing some interesting creepy crawlers trying to cross the nice paved walkway (mostly...