We had a fantastic spring break on the west coast of the USA. We did lots of different things in just 10 days with a nice mixture of visiting nature and big cities. All together we drove 2,700 km through…

Another two weeks have gone by with lots of nice activities. Last weekend Daylight Saving Time (DST) started in Florida. As it hasn’t started yet in The Netherlands, there is only a 5 hour time difference until the end of the…

We are past our halfway point of our stay in the US and also past our halfway point of being away from home. Although we still have some time to go, we have started making careful preparations for our sail…

Hey everyone! This week it is my turn to share my America experience. As you have probably read in previous blogs, my life here is not a normal day to day routine. Instead of going to school every single day,…

Lots of diverse sport activities going on. Two weekends in a row a Saturday morning ‘swim meet’ which Eline joined with her swim team. Last weekend the first tennis tournament in which Marinthe participated. And yesterday we watched the Super…

Another birthday this week: Mira’s birthday, the last one of four while away from home. We have celebrated it nice and quietly with our own family. With a healthy start of the day by joining a 5 km run at 7.30 am in…

Holiday Season is over and we all picked up our regular activities. Most Christmas decorations have disappeared, only a few diehards keep their decorations (like a red nose of a reindear on the front of their car). Our favourite radio…

We hebben een heerlijke kerstvakantie samen met mijn zusje Inge, Mark, Luc, Tess en Merel. Het verslag van deze vakantie komt van Inge ….. Wat doe je als je zus een jaar in Amerika woont, en als daarmee het traditionele…