Same, I'm off to Singapore and then to the UK (plus some other countries TBA, quite likely Dubai) in a few weeks. Out of the blue, unexpected. But for me both places are home far more than Australia. Australia is still alien to me, I will never fit. I feel my best in Asia, happiest. I'm most at home in the UK, or maybe Bangkok or Vietnam, even Kathmandu. And no, it's never mundane, always exciting to be going somewhere different and exciting. Homeschooling is something I rarely think of now we're past those years, honestly. My elder HS child is coming with me. But this time only on a short break from employment - he's about to discover how annoying "having a job" is when mum continues and he has to go back to work. (Great lesson in listening to what mum tells you about having a "job")
I've been back for only two weeks, and it already feels like months! My Aunt and I have been busy every day, I've had bed rest days, going out days, but not as much writing as required, so I'm getting onto that now.
I'm not surprised you don't think of homeschooling, although I don't even think of you as homeschoolers... you were a great example of worldschoolers. Your website STILL helps people learn from what you all did.
For me, rather than leaving behind the home ed world, I'm just changing what I contribute to it.
Being a carer is my actual job, writing and illustrating these books fits around that very nicely. Write about what you know, they say. As her needs fluctuate I can devote what time, and energy is left to making physical books that show people what I was very privileged to witness; parents living as though schools don't exist, for the most part. It's a world many will never experience. We're at the age where folk we went to school with are showing off kindergarten photos of their grandchildren. We went to school, they sent their children to school, their grandchildren are going to school. Do what works, but don't knock what you don't know.
And remote learning was NOT homeschooling. It was barely an hors d'oeuvre.
The books are a window in for everyone. I don't mind window shoppers.
Back to travel...
Next I'm taking my Aunty to Adelaide, where we'll be staying with Beverley Paine, and we'll visit Melbourne to see more of Aunty's friends, who are also my friends as I'm CoDA, and then I'm off to Aotearoa with Col... who is now moving back to Australia, just down the road.
I absolutely loved my impromptu 4 weeks o/s. Looking forward to making periodic returns over, and I've got a dear friend who is expecting we stay at his place in Spain asap.
Same, I'm off to Singapore and then to the UK (plus some other countries TBA, quite likely Dubai) in a few weeks. Out of the blue, unexpected. But for me both places are home far more than Australia. Australia is still alien to me, I will never fit. I feel my best in Asia, happiest. I'm most at home in the UK, or maybe Bangkok or Vietnam, even Kathmandu. And no, it's never mundane, always exciting to be going somewhere different and exciting. Homeschooling is something I rarely think of now we're past those years, honestly. My elder HS child is coming with me. But this time only on a short break from employment - he's about to discover how annoying "having a job" is when mum continues and he has to go back to work. (Great lesson in listening to what mum tells you about having a "job")
Where are you now?
I've been back for only two weeks, and it already feels like months! My Aunt and I have been busy every day, I've had bed rest days, going out days, but not as much writing as required, so I'm getting onto that now.
I'm not surprised you don't think of homeschooling, although I don't even think of you as homeschoolers... you were a great example of worldschoolers. Your website STILL helps people learn from what you all did.
For me, rather than leaving behind the home ed world, I'm just changing what I contribute to it.
Being a carer is my actual job, writing and illustrating these books fits around that very nicely. Write about what you know, they say. As her needs fluctuate I can devote what time, and energy is left to making physical books that show people what I was very privileged to witness; parents living as though schools don't exist, for the most part. It's a world many will never experience. We're at the age where folk we went to school with are showing off kindergarten photos of their grandchildren. We went to school, they sent their children to school, their grandchildren are going to school. Do what works, but don't knock what you don't know.
And remote learning was NOT homeschooling. It was barely an hors d'oeuvre.
The books are a window in for everyone. I don't mind window shoppers.
Back to travel...
Next I'm taking my Aunty to Adelaide, where we'll be staying with Beverley Paine, and we'll visit Melbourne to see more of Aunty's friends, who are also my friends as I'm CoDA, and then I'm off to Aotearoa with Col... who is now moving back to Australia, just down the road.
I absolutely loved my impromptu 4 weeks o/s. Looking forward to making periodic returns over, and I've got a dear friend who is expecting we stay at his place in Spain asap.