Indo, Let's Go

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  • Ratu Pedanda

    Ratu Pedanda Lindsey’s biggest request for the trip to Bali was some form of Balinese healing.  We performed our spiritual warm up at a water purification ceremony with the entire family.  Next, it was time to meet the Ratu Pedanda.… Continue reading

    Ratu Pedanda

  • Halfway

    The days are long and the years go fast. Isn’t that the old adage about parenting? Well, it applies to our year in Bali so far as well. We cannot believe we are halfway through our year long adventure. As… Continue reading

  • Vietnam

    Vietnam.   This was the big one.  Fall break was the chance for our first big  vacation away from Bali.  We chose Vietnam.  There was tremendous excitement.  The natural beauty of the seaside formations, the countryside jungle, the colors of… Continue reading

    Vietnam

  • Komodo and Beyond

    Remember those tear off stripes you found on campus bulletin boards and telephone polls? You know them, offering items like room for rent, guitar lessons, landscaping. Well, that is pretty close to how we ended up on a boat with… Continue reading

    Komodo and Beyond

  • Mindfulness

    Sister Tin Yeu: Please everyone, let us begin by gathering in a circle. We are going to practice a song multiple times together to start our day. My internal thoughts: We’re singing as a group? Ok, weird, groovy, not sure….just… Continue reading

    Mindfulness

  • Home

    You required to pay full price in advance for your villa in Bali. Sight unseen we have sent a years worth of rent to Indonesia. One, are we crazy? Two, after 4 wires transfers to pay for school and 3… Continue reading

  • Borneo

    Viewing wild endangered orangutan in one of their last remaining habitats drew us in. The crocodiles kept us up at night. We boarded our vessel Kumai, named after the town she moors in, 3 minutes in we saw the first… Continue reading

    Borneo

  • Family Fun

    Typical conversation between parent and child in the Shuck house, 26 times a day. “Can we watch a show?”“No.”“Can we play Nintendo Switch?”“No.”“Can we have ice cream?”“Ugh, it’s 8am, you had ice cream last night!”“Can we have a snack?”“We just… Continue reading

    Family Fun

  • 31 Hours

    For months, I told anyone who would listen that we’d cracked the code! We signed up for Capital One Venture X credit cards (the one with 20 different T-Swifts in the elevator) and accumulated enough points that we could get… Continue reading

    31 Hours

  • Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes

    We talked it over. We saved. We never believed we’d do it. We got the kids ready. We got ourselves ready. Then we set off. Indo, Let’s Go. It’s scary and exhilarating all at once. Quitting two great jobs, packing… Continue reading

    Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes