I am an avid proponent of family travel and sabbaticals, having taken 14 during my 30 years of teaching--Australia to Zimbabwe, Mauritius to Mongolia, Turkey to Tibet. They really were a transformative cultural experience for myself as well as my wife and children. I started a blog, otherguysdime.wordpress.com describing these experiences as well as sharing helpful information about things like how to find the best opportunities, negotiate a contract, rent out your house, obtain overseas medical coverage, and travel safely and easily with young children. I also just finished a book on the same topic: On The Other Guy's Dime: A Professional's Guide to Traveling Without Paying. (The title refers to the fact that when you work overseas during a sabbatical you typically earn enough to pay most or all of your overseas expenses–sort of like a "grown-up Peace Corps" experience, just for a shorter time and at a higher level!) You might want to check it out on Amazon or Barnes & Noble.
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Just requesting wise advise on our future year out in 2012.
Our family plan to go on a years trip overseas in 2012 - purely for adventure and personal growth of all concerned. We plan to home school the children.
We are hoping to do a role reversal. That is, I will work full-time and hubby (who will get a years leave from work inc long service + leave without pay) will look after children and execute home schooling. It is important for the children that he will be available solely as primary carer.
Now, I am expected to earn enough to support the families basic needs plus wants ie we hope to travel the region we are in eg. if in europe make the occasional weekend trip out to nearby countries... on my future income.
Of course hubby wants me on a high income to facilitate all this. Probably the highest would be in a private language school - hot housing, etc. This doesn't really appeal to me.
Now, I do a lot of charity work so I want to make a difference. I mean I think...
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Awesome! I am a single mom traveling with my son for a total of 8 years, around the world. We've been on the road now, for almost two and currently find ourselves in South America. We are also unschooling, roadschooling or worldschooling. I'd love to connect with other parents. We have a web site if you are interested, http://www.raisingmiro.com
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Are you and your family taking off for a year? Going on sabbatical? Maybe hitting the road in an RV and not looking back? Our family is embarking on a year-long adventure around the world, "roadschooling" our kids and challenging ourselves by living outside our comfort zone. We would like to connect with similar families along the way, in this group and perhaps in person at some of our destinations. Join us to network and share advice about destinations, family life on the road, roadschooling and recommended reading.
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