Comments for The Nomadic Mother http://www.nomadicmother.com A mother and daughter go traveling round the world Sat, 10 Sep 2011 20:54:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 Comment on Coming Clean by Kathy http://www.nomadicmother.com/2010/05/coming-clean/#comment-1907 Kathy Sat, 10 Sep 2011 20:54:37 +0000 http://www.nomadicmother.com/2010/05/coming-clean/#comment-1907 Hey there, I would love to read more of how life is presently. I took off for Shanghai, China when my son was 2, determined to "show everyone" how independent, brave and .....ultimately, kinda stupid I was. I left the Colorado mountains, with hiking in trails out of my back door- to a far off land where it took an hour just to get out of the city. I sat inside my apartment for the first 6 weeks, drapes drawn and eating pizza -refusing to admit maybe I had taken too much on. My son, was with an ayi for 1/2 of every day-he heard only Mandarin and the ayi spoke no English and I spoke no Mandarin. I was feeling a bit mad/crazy! Man, am I so glad that I went through my year teaching 2nd grade. I hit a low and then started to climb out of the hole. I realized how strong I was and what a unique experience I was giving my son. We have now traveled to Thailand and many places in China. I took another teaching job in Costa Rica and we stayed there 3 years! It was wonderful and I have friends all over the world now. We are taking a few years off from living abroad and Hance is going to school in Colorado! He loves to tell his classmates of his experiences in other parts of the world! We will go abroad again, just not now.(august '11 Mom-47 and son-7) Be proud of what you have given yourself and your daughter! You have planted a seed that will grow into something wonderful!!! Congrats! I would love to read an update on your reflections of life and travel. Namaste, Kathy Hey there,
I would love to read more of how life is presently. I took off for Shanghai, China when my son was 2, determined to “show everyone” how independent, brave and …..ultimately, kinda stupid I was. I left the Colorado mountains, with hiking in trails out of my back door- to a far off land where it took an hour just to get out of the city. I sat inside my apartment for the first 6 weeks, drapes drawn and eating pizza -refusing to admit maybe I had taken too much on. My son, was with an ayi for 1/2 of every day-he heard only Mandarin and the ayi spoke no English and I spoke no Mandarin. I was feeling a bit mad/crazy!
Man, am I so glad that I went through my year teaching 2nd grade. I hit a low and then started to climb out of the hole. I realized how strong I was and what a unique experience I was giving my son. We have now traveled to Thailand and many places in China. I took another teaching job in Costa Rica and we stayed there 3 years! It was wonderful and I have friends all over the world now. We are taking a few years off from living abroad and Hance is going to school in Colorado! He loves to tell his classmates of his experiences in other parts of the world! We will go abroad again, just not now.(august ’11 Mom-47 and son-7)
Be proud of what you have given yourself and your daughter! You have planted a seed that will grow into something wonderful!!! Congrats!
I would love to read an update on your reflections of life and travel.
Namaste,
Kathy
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]]> Comment on Great Online Travel Quiz For Children by katie http://www.nomadicmother.com/2009/08/great-online-travel-quiz-for-children/#comment-721 katie Sat, 29 Jan 2011 15:29:20 +0000 http://www.nomadicmother.com/?p=289#comment-721 really cool i really like the quiz really cool i really like the quiz

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]]> Comment on Coming Clean by Arlene http://www.nomadicmother.com/2010/05/coming-clean/#comment-251 Arlene Fri, 28 May 2010 23:53:01 +0000 http://www.nomadicmother.com/2010/05/coming-clean/#comment-251 Somewhere between a muse and a rant! Heh heh. :) Yep, we always try to put a postcard slant on things. And much of it is just the way we thought it would be,too. But for a long trip to untested places there are bound to be lots and lots of issues too. Good to hear the WHOLE truth for a change. Quite refreshing and I hope I won't hurt your feelings, but I found myself laughing quite a lot at your expense. So how did you get out of the hotel in Laos? Somewhere between a muse and a rant! Heh heh. :) Yep, we always try to put a postcard slant on things. And much of it is just the way we thought it would be,too. But for a long trip to untested places there are bound to be lots and lots of issues too. Good to hear the WHOLE truth for a change. Quite refreshing and I hope I won’t hurt your feelings, but I found myself laughing quite a lot at your expense. So how did you get out of the hotel in Laos?

]]> Comment on Coming Clean by The Sloven http://www.nomadicmother.com/2010/05/coming-clean/#comment-242 The Sloven Fri, 14 May 2010 10:06:31 +0000 http://www.nomadicmother.com/2010/05/coming-clean/#comment-242 Well written girl. Tell it like it is. We all get bouts of fear and trepidation when we enter an alien environment and you, like the true traveller you are, overcame them. Yes even us middleaged blokes have the same emotions, though I imagine it is worse for a single female, then multiplied even more with a youngish child to care for too. Keep up telling it like it is. MAB Well written girl. Tell it like it is. We all get bouts of fear and trepidation when we enter an alien environment and you, like the true traveller you are, overcame them. Yes even us middleaged blokes have the same emotions, though I imagine it is worse for a single female, then multiplied even more with a youngish child to care for too.
Keep up telling it like it is.
MAB

]]> Comment on Coming Clean by Leah Kaiz http://www.nomadicmother.com/2010/05/coming-clean/#comment-241 Leah Kaiz Thu, 13 May 2010 12:20:22 +0000 http://www.nomadicmother.com/2010/05/coming-clean/#comment-241 I just came across your blog (thanks for the follow on twitter) And I completely understand what you are talking about. I traveled on and off for 15 years and I worked on sail boats, everyone always thought that my life was so incredible (And of course many parts of it were) but just as with any life there are the ups and downs and sometimes the lows can be even lower when you are a million miles from home and you don't have that network of support that is often taken for granted by those who live amongst friends and family. I was a solo traveler and as such there really wasn't anyone but me to call the shots. It is equal parts heaven and hell traveling like that. And not everyone, or most people can relate when you get home. At times after my first long trip (18 months) I'd talk about my travels like most people talked about their weekend, and I found it turned some people off. (most likely jealousy, or they just couldn't relate) So I stopped talking about my travels and downplayed it a lot. It is very easy to leave out the bad stuff as you are traveling, and as time goes on and you get further from the trip, it's hard to remember those times when you just wish you had your own bed and all that really comes through are the spectacular memories. You aren't a fraud, you are just a normal traveler (However normal we can be considered!) .-= Leah Kaiz´s last blog ..<a href="http://randomgypsyramblings.com/?p=309" rel="nofollow">Travels: Where To Begin?</a> =-. I just came across your blog (thanks for the follow on twitter) And I completely understand what you are talking about. I traveled on and off for 15 years and I worked on sail boats, everyone always thought that my life was so incredible (And of course many parts of it were) but just as with any life there are the ups and downs and sometimes the lows can be even lower when you are a million miles from home and you don’t have that network of support that is often taken for granted by those who live amongst friends and family.

I was a solo traveler and as such there really wasn’t anyone but me to call the shots. It is equal parts heaven and hell traveling like that. And not everyone, or most people can relate when you get home. At times after my first long trip (18 months) I’d talk about my travels like most people talked about their weekend, and I found it turned some people off. (most likely jealousy, or they just couldn’t relate) So I stopped talking about my travels and downplayed it a lot.

It is very easy to leave out the bad stuff as you are traveling, and as time goes on and you get further from the trip, it’s hard to remember those times when you just wish you had your own bed and all that really comes through are the spectacular memories.

You aren’t a fraud, you are just a normal traveler (However normal we can be considered!)
Leah Kaiz´s last blog ..Travels: Where To Begin?

]]> Comment on Coming Clean by Fran http://www.nomadicmother.com/2010/05/coming-clean/#comment-240 Fran Tue, 11 May 2010 00:27:44 +0000 http://www.nomadicmother.com/2010/05/coming-clean/#comment-240 16 hour bus ride? Pfah a walk in the park. We did a 26 hour stretch from Istanbul, Turkey to Aleppo, Syria. Long journeys like that are a test of patience, endurance and muscle control! I'm pleased it's not just me that reacted badly on my first time in Bangkok. I love your article on Don Det, it made me feel like I was back in Don Det only yesterday! 16 hour bus ride? Pfah a walk in the park. We did a 26 hour stretch from Istanbul, Turkey to Aleppo, Syria. Long journeys like that are a test of patience, endurance and muscle control!

I’m pleased it’s not just me that reacted badly on my first time in Bangkok.

I love your article on Don Det, it made me feel like I was back in Don Det only yesterday!

]]> Comment on Coming Clean by Shauna http://www.nomadicmother.com/2010/05/coming-clean/#comment-239 Shauna Mon, 10 May 2010 19:35:46 +0000 http://www.nomadicmother.com/2010/05/coming-clean/#comment-239 Great refreshing read. Travelers don't always talk about the 16 hour buses, the isolation, the bed bugs :) It's a real part of travel for everyone, with a child or not. My first trip to Thailand in '05 left me paralyzed with fear at the idea of venturing out into the Bangkok streets alone. (being a short trip (and no poolside comfort, I forced myself out. But the initial fear surprised me. More than lonliness, I get tired of making the decisions all the time too. Sometimes I would like someone to take over and pick the guesthouse, pick the next destination, read the Lonely Planet for me! You did the right thing in continuing after the bad experience in Laos. It's part of travel, and what message would you have sent to you daughter? You would have been telling her that the world is, in fact, a scary place, and you're safer tucked in at home. Congrats on your gutsy decision. You're daughter will benefit for her lifetime for these experiences! Shauna .-= Shauna´s last blog ..<a href="http://gypsychicktravels.com/2010/04/my-favorite-rooms/" rel="nofollow">The Magic of Don Det, Laos</a> =-. Great refreshing read. Travelers don’t always talk about the 16 hour buses, the isolation, the bed bugs :) It’s a real part of travel for everyone, with a child or not. My first trip to Thailand in ’05 left me paralyzed with fear at the idea of venturing out into the Bangkok streets alone. (being a short trip (and no poolside comfort, I forced myself out. But the initial fear surprised me.
More than lonliness, I get tired of making the decisions all the time too. Sometimes I would like someone to take over and pick the guesthouse, pick the next destination, read the Lonely Planet for me!
You did the right thing in continuing after the bad experience in Laos. It’s part of travel, and what message would you have sent to you daughter? You would have been telling her that the world is, in fact, a scary place, and you’re safer tucked in at home.
Congrats on your gutsy decision. You’re daughter will benefit for her lifetime for these experiences!
Shauna
Shauna´s last blog ..The Magic of Don Det, Laos

]]> Comment on Hi World – I’m Back! by Nomadic Chick http://www.nomadicmother.com/2010/04/hi-world-im-back/#comment-237 Nomadic Chick Sat, 08 May 2010 21:17:43 +0000 http://www.nomadicmother.com/2010/04/hi-world-im-back/#comment-237 I am on board with all these comments! It's just so amazing how you chose to pursue something deemed *non-traditional*. Yay! Yay! Keep at it. :) I am on board with all these comments! It’s just so amazing how you chose to pursue something deemed *non-traditional*. Yay! Yay! Keep at it. :)

]]> Comment on Hi World – I’m Back! by Dina VagabondQuest http://www.nomadicmother.com/2010/04/hi-world-im-back/#comment-232 Dina VagabondQuest Mon, 03 May 2010 01:38:06 +0000 http://www.nomadicmother.com/2010/04/hi-world-im-back/#comment-232 I just read your "about us" article, wow! I admire what you and Katie are doing! I mean, I'm a backpacker myself, however I have my husband with me and no kid still. The responsibility you have to take must be much more than my situation! I will be reading your older posts, as well as looking forward to reading your current journey! .-= Dina VagabondQuest´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.vagabondquest.com/turkey/friday-photo-the-sunken-palace-of-istanbul/" rel="nofollow">Friday Photo: The Sunken Palace of Istanbul</a> =-. I just read your “about us” article, wow! I admire what you and Katie are doing! I mean, I’m a backpacker myself, however I have my husband with me and no kid still. The responsibility you have to take must be much more than my situation! I will be reading your older posts, as well as looking forward to reading your current journey!
Dina VagabondQuest´s last blog ..Friday Photo: The Sunken Palace of Istanbul

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