A Worldschooler’s Feast — My two kids- ages 12 and 8- and I spent five mind-blowing days at the World Expo in February, 2022. …

How to take the stress out of travel and fully enjoy exploring the world with your kids. I consider our family part-time worldschoolers and budget travelers. We homeschool in New York but take trips often, seeking interesting learning opportunities and immersive cultural experiences. When we’re on a roll with taking…

The Museum of Modern Art in New York is a fantastic museum for kids and grownups interested in art and architecture. Over the years, the MoMA has reimagined the way art is displayed, making space for participatory programs, art-making, conversation, and performances; and they are making it a lively, interesting…

It takes a bold move to unstick yourself. The Pyrenees were calling me. I don’t remember how I first got the idea of walking the Camino de Santiago in my head, but once there, I couldn’t shake it. It might have started about 15 years ago, when I was an…

A moving meditation on life, nature and motherhood during the pandemic. It’s October, after the harvest, and the fields are churned up with clumps of dry dirt across rolling hills. A single path, curving with the topography and lined with scrub, dead grass and tiny yellow flowers breaks the view…

My Camino de Santiago comrades and I had met up along the Way and we entered Pamplona together. Some were dreading the urban environment after days of passing through the quietude of the Pyrenees, the solitude of nature and small Spanish villages along the pilgrimage path. …

Albergue Borda is one of only two places to stay in the French Pyrenees on the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage trail. Many people walk from St Jean Pied de Port, France straight on to Roncesvalles, Spain, crossing the Pyrenees in one day. But that’s a hike of about 22 miles…

I traveled to Tuvalu in 2011 as a representative of Tribal Link Foundation. Following is an excerpt from my field report. EVERYTHING IS CONNECTED: TUVALU’S ISLAND ECOSYSTEM Isolated and remote, Tuvalu is a nation of 9 tiny islands in the South Pacific. Each island is actually a ring-shaped atoll- narrow…

Kid’s Class: Explore the world and map your story! For a couple years before the pandemic, I co-ran a weekly hiking group for families with little kids where we explored the forests, ponds, beaches and wetlands of Long Island, New York. We didn’t hike far- the kids would dawdle, climb…