February 17, 2019

New Education: The restless quest to find a sensible school in a nonsensical world

The following article is the third in a series about our family’s experiments in alternative education. See Part I: A year without a principal and Part […]
May 17, 2017

The Gift of Gab: Back to school in Cerdanya

The number of things we’ve learned about on this trip is virtually unthinkable, from the social hierarchy of domesticated bovine to the proper preparation of an […]
February 11, 2017

New Year’s Revolutions: Moving Around and Thinking Ahead

Our travel updates have been few and far between these last few months. But don’t kid yourself. It’s certainly not due to a lack of interesting […]
December 12, 2016

Peace in the Valley: 7 Essential Outings in La Cerdanya

High in the Pyrenees, where France meets Spain and the fresh air hits the sunshine, La Cerdanya remains one of the best kept secrets in Europe. […]
November 30, 2016

Greater Catalonia: 6 Definitive Day Trips from Barcelona

If you’re looking for some interesting getaways and day trips from Barcelona, the first thing you need to do is get to Barcelona. That’s the easy […]
November 19, 2016

Plenty of Room at the Hotel Catalonia

It’s that time of the month again. This week we made the move, once more, bringing us to our seventh host and yet another one-of-a-kind location. […]
November 3, 2016

Situated in Cerdanya: On Top Of The World

The world waited, for what seemed like an eternity. And finally good Fortune delivered. The curse was lifted. The seraphim in heaven broke out their harps […]
October 20, 2016

Relocation Station: International Awareness in the French Pyrenees

Perched high on a southwest facing slope in the French Pyrenees, overlooking the hamlet of Osseja and the valley of Cerdanya, our journey has reached a […]
October 15, 2016

Eyes on the Pyrenees: Great elevations and high expectations

This month we satisfied our wildest fantasies about life on the organic farm. Our crunchy whole food idealism was realized as we herded free-range cattle, gathered […]