One of the most meaningful aspects of our family’s world travels came from our shared service learning experiences with one another and with the foundations, schools, monks, locals, students and patients across the continents. We all realized very quickly that the...
Family Table Topics
Over the course of our adventure, we shared many moments and experiences… we also shared a fun mechanic every single dinner together that we called “family table topic” where we explored ideas, feelings, memories and our share experience. Here’s...
Best Of – Lists From Our Stroh World Trip
Best new friends • Brad: Dorje, Kevin, the Cohens (Jerusalem), Yazen’s family (Aman), the Reade kids (Sao Paolo) • Brandy: Dorje, Kevin & Finn, Sarah & Arthur, Betzalel’s Family • Brayden: Finn and Sarah • Brooke: Sarah, or the...
Antarctica photo blog… the end of the line
None of us were quite sure what Antarctica was going to be like. We knew it would be cold, we knew we would see amazing landscapes, Arctic animals and birds, and stunning icebergs and glaciers, but we could never...
Argentina Photo Blog
Bariloche, Argentina: Going for a walk on the golf course at the Llao Llao (pronounced Jow Jow) Resort in Bariloche, Argentina: Trying our hand at archery at the hotel: Going for a boat ride on the Nahuel...
Chile Photo Blog
We had an amazing experience at Fundacion Origen – milking goats, practicing yoga, making pottery, breaking a horse and just relaxing and enjoying this wonderful school and working farm in Pirque, Chile: A visit to see the...
History of Chile
Area: 756,096 square kilometers (291,930 sq mi) Population: 17,620,000 – 23.30 per sq km. Capital (Santiago) Population: 7,000,000 (2014) Geography Situated south of Peru and west of Bolivia and Argentina, Chile fills a narrow 2,880-mi (4,506 km) strip between the Andes and the...
Brazil Photo Blog (Iguazu Falls and Sao Paolo)
Iguazu Falls: Helicopter ride above the falls: Seeing the falls from the Argentina side: A visit to the bird sanctuary: Saying good-bye to our guide, Alex: A very special visit with our very special friends, Philip...
Kruger National Park Photo Blog (South Africa)
We stayed at the Singita Family of Lodges at Ebony Lodge and it was spectacular. We got very lucky with our animal sightings…lions (resting and feasting on a buffalo kill), leopards, elephants, rhinos, hippos, baboons, monkeys, antelopes, wildebeests, hyenas,...