I’ve been staring at my computer for a while now, trying to figure out how to sum up an entire year of adventure. This year was truly a remarkable experience for all of us. I’m so thankful we had this opportunity and that we were brave enough to take it. We have been back home…
Category: Guam
Family Gap Year Survey: Same Trip, Different Eyes
I mentioned before that my sister created a survey for us to complete about our year of adventure. Here are the questions and everyone’s answers. This was such an incredible way to reflect on the year and my sister came up with such interesting questions. It captures our highs, our lows, and is full of…
The Halfway Mark: Six Months of Adventure
We have officially reached the halfway mark in our family gap year journey. The surreal feeling of “wow, we are actually doing this” has faded, but still sneaks up on me from time to time. It usually happens during unexpected moments of adventure, like an almost secluded beach on Guam, or riding home in a…
Guam Recap
The time has come to say goodbye to this island paradise. I’ve said before that Guam quickly felt like home, and we truly loved our time here. The familiar food and language, along with the friendly locals put us all at ease. We were told that the beaches were some of the best in the…
The Alexis Angle – Guam
Guam is our third destination and the last stop that my brain has mentally prepared for. I think it’s more like Costa Rica than Japan in the climate and looks, but we see many Korean and Japanese people here. These are some things that make Guam special: The New Fashion – I ❤️ Guam Shirts…
Dragon Boat Festival and Tarzan Falls
We are closing out our last weekend here on Guam. We’ve all started to wrap our heads around moving on and are looking forward to new adventures. It always feels hard to enjoy a place towards the end. I want to be in the moment and absorb our last few days here, but my mind…
Soaking in the Familiar, Bracing for the New
It feels like we’ve really settled into life here on Guam more than any other place we’ve been to so far. I make my grocery list based on the layout of the grocery store just like I did in Coloardo, and we eat most of our meals at home. We have a walking route we…
Field Trip Friday – University of Guam
Field Trip Friday this week was a visit to the University of Guam. We didn’t do an official tour, just spent the morning walking around campus and visited the library. It is a small University with the campus covering about 160 acres with roughly 3500 students. The University offers 34 undergraduate degree programs and 11…
Walls and Words: Guam’s Public Art and Public Library
Something I love about Guam are all the different murals covering the island. They make the area so colorful and vibrant. I love looking at them as we walk around and get excited when we discover a new one. I was reading about why there are so many murals, and they are meant to celebrate…
Schools Around the World – Tamuning, Guam
The Guam public school system is modeled after the U.S. system. There are 38 total public schools – 27 elementary, 7 middle, and 4 high schools. The island also has 22 private or independent schools that are operated by religious organizations. In addition, there is one high school, two middle schools, and two elementary schools…