I was the only one out of the four of us who had been to New York City before & I was very excited to be going back again. We spent three days in NYC; barely long enough to scratch the surface of everything this fine city has to offer, but a great time nevertheless. Here's what we did:Walked the Brooklyn Bridge-This was a family favorite. You can walk or bike the length of this entire bridge. This was smart planning and great foresight, don't you think. ...

In my opinion, roadschooling is two-part. 1). Roadschooling is homeschooling while traveling. 2). Roadschooling is taking advantage of the unique educational opportunities that already exist or are created due to your travels. When roadschooling, families can take advantage of the fact that several "school subjects" are embedded within their travels. Geography, history, social studies, science, PE, art, community service, and language arts are all fairly easy ...

The last time I saw my cousins who live on Long Island was back in 1983 when my mother, brother, and sister flew from L.A. to N.Y. to attend my cousin's wedding. The last time George and I saw some of his cousins who live on Long Island was back in 1988 when they flew from N.Y. to L.A. to attend our wedding. One of the main reasons that we decided to go on this journey was to visit family; family that we haven’t seen in a very long time and family whom...

My mother loved New England in the fall. She was born and raised in the area; New York and Vermont to be exact. After my mother married, she moved to southern CA. This is where I was born and this is where she raised her children. It was during Christmas time that she tried to duplicate the winters that she loved so much growing up back east. She bought a flocked-white tree for many years when I was young and strung up delicate blue lights. She adorned it with...