Jan 14, 2007 | Criticia Voluptua Right-Right, Teenagers
The result of too much pot, alcohol and too little parental supervision in a small un-enlightened KY town. During my high school years, my mom worked for the NIH, traveling around the country as did her mom, Granny Boo, before her. She provided good income, but was...
Jan 11, 2007 | Bush, Culture Shock, God, what a world!, Political Blah-Blah, Teenagers, War
Last March I wrote a post about Nazanin, an Iranian teenager who had been sentenced to death for killing a man who was trying to rape her and her niece. Yeah. When I first read something like this, I fervently hope it is just a really tasteless joke. Tragically, this...
Jan 1, 2007 | Jaco, Teenagers
Is driving home in all that silence. A weekend of surfing and sun will wear out any teenager. Quiet down all those hormones. Oh yeah. I’m getting the urge to go RIGHT NOW. This photo is from our trip to Manual Antonio with the Bortmans last October. Today, 1/1,...
Dec 22, 2006 | Driving, MORGAN, Teenagers
Since Mo turned 15, there has been much talk of getting a learner’s permit. In Costa Rica, the driving age is 18 so parents here have awhile to face this. But if Mo wants, he can get a learner’s permit in the states and drive here with it, I guess…...
Dec 3, 2006 | Culture Shock, MORGAN, Teenagers
Saturday was Mo’s birthday: his 15th. How did THAT happen? They are having a pool party today, celebrating both birthdays (Ryan will be 14 in January). The real question is, how did this happen: In Naples, we found a Ross which is like a TJ Maxx or Steinmart...
Dec 1, 2006 | Cost of Living, Culture Shock, Expat, Key West, Medical Care, Political Blah-Blah, Teenagers
Traveling is wearing on a body. Living out of a suitcase, crammed into someone’s spare bedroom with two huge loud teenagers, using our hosts’ energy sources and eating their food. We buy a lot of the food, but you have to wonder what their utility bills...
Sep 28, 2006 | Arts, Cultural Events, Movies, Teenagers
For my birthday celebration tonight, we watched Franco Zefferelli’s Romeo and Juliet. The boys are diving into a little Shakespeare in homeschool and this movie burned a place in my heart 38 years ago. I remember the first time I saw it like it was yesterday....
Sep 19, 2006 | Culture Shock, Key West, Political Blah-Blah, Schools, Teenagers
As parents of two teens, we are keenly interested in schooling and the future of the current teen population. Mostly in Costa Rica and the U.S., but around the world, as well. These teens will be our leaders, shaping our world’s future, good or bad. In charge of...
