THE DRAMA OF HIGH SCHOOL October 8, 2014October 7, 2014Maria Comment Last week my daughter was filling me in on the drama’s that usually accompany 14 year olds at high school. As she was [...]
HOMESICKNESS September 11, 2014Maria 1 Years ago a cousin of mine was heading overseas as a volunteer to a war-torn country. She was super eager to go and [...]
WHAT EXACTLY IS THE REAL WORLD? September 4, 2014Maria 1 I was listening to some teenagers talking last week and they used a phrase that has been around since I was in high [...]
IT’S EASY TO PANIC August 26, 2014Maria 2 So we’ve all had those moments of panic. The “what have we done?” panic. I get them. All. The. Time. Usually it’s in [...]
IT’S NOT WHAT WE LEARN, IT’S JUST WHO WE ARE August 21, 2014Maria Comment When I was 9 I watched Superman 2. I vividly remember the scene where the Eiffel Tower is evacuated because of a bomb [...]
12 MONTHS IN THE UK WILL BE FUN – KIDS DOUBT IT July 23, 2014July 23, 2014Maria 7 So a couple of days ago I blogged about risk taking and that Mr M and I are contemplating spending 12 months in [...]