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  • How To Afford Your Travels Abroad – Without Saving Up A Ton Of Money

    You don’t have to slave away saving up thousands to travel abroad. You could pack your bags and jet off somewhere next month if you wanted. In fact, we’ve done this! By reassessing the way you travel, here are just a few ways that you can fund your travels without saving up. Image Source This…

  • What is Education? 4 Videos from Inspiring Young Thought Leaders

    What is Education? 4 Videos from Inspiring Young Thought Leaders

    The COVID-19 pandemic is causing many of us to re-evaluate everything. However, nothing has been looked at, relooked at, and re-evaluated more than how to educate our children in the upcoming school year. But, no matter whether we make the choice to homeschool, or world school, unschool, alternative school, or “traditional” school – one goal…

  • The Best Florida Field Trips by Region

    The Best Florida Field Trips by Region

    Florida is an amazing place to live as a homeschooling family. Even during a pandemic, homeschooling families can find plenty of places to visit where they can learn while they stay safe and socially distanced. We’ve gathered up some of the best Florida field trip opportunities in every area and collected them for you. Best…

  • Teaching LEGO Art with Free Printable Lesson Plan!

    Teaching LEGO Art with Free Printable Lesson Plan!

    Yes, Lego is Art! The first time I considered LEGO as an art form was in response to a television special on LEGO Artists. I was amazed to see what these brilliant people can do with Legos as a medium! As I considered ways to bring Lego Art into our homeschool — I thought, “Why…

  • A New Tradition for your Family this St. Patrick’s Day

    A New Tradition for your Family this St. Patrick’s Day

        To celebrate St. Patrick’s Day I want to share stories and photos of this beautiful land, but I also wanted to encourage you to add a new tradition to your celebrations this year.     An abbey we stumbled upon in near Cong, Ireland  Our Love for Ireland Our family recently returned to America after living in…

  • 3 Valuable Life Lessons I’ve Learned as an Airbnb Host

    3 Valuable Life Lessons I’ve Learned as an Airbnb Host

    When my husband and I left the comforts of our suburban American life in 2004 for a year abroad, we never imagined the depths of impact on our lives. With only $11,000, a baby in tow, and a big dream, we left Las Vegas in pursuit of paradise in the vineyards on a ridiculously tight…

  • Why We Travel: Interview with Travel Contributors | Sean & April Loomis

    Why We Travel: Interview with Travel Contributors | Sean & April Loomis

    It is often believed that ‘people shape stories’, but in fact it’s quite the opposite— ‘stories shape people’ and some of the most compelling of stories are the ones we create on our journeys together. That is why we are excited to join the Word Traveling team! We have a passion for diverse cultures and…

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