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On New Year’s Eve, each family member identifies one thing that he/she wants to make go away for the upcoming year. We write our item on a slip of paper and burn it.. This year, Emma’s was to reduce waste in her life – trash, paper, food, etc. In keeping with Emma’s goals, I opted […]

(Emma with Dana) Water is the most important component of life. Without water there would be nothing: no humans, no animals, no plants. Thanks to friends in my town of Dover, we helped 120 people receive clean water for life.  In 2011, during our annual town fair, Dover Days, we raised $1,050 to built 3 […]

(Emma) The cars and mopeds whip by us as we stand there wondering when to cross the street. I put my head down and walk, hoping that this is not my death sentence. The tires swerve around me as the drivers realize that I am not going to yield. In the US, it would be […]

If you missed it the first time, on Thursday, March 29th at 7:00 pm in Dover Sherborn High School’s Mudge Auditorium, we will host a second showing of our 6explorer presentation. In 2010-11, our family of six spent 350-days exploring 31 countries across all seven continents. Our main objective was to help our four children […]

(Reis) Camels are generally repulsive mammals. They often sit around, resting in their own feces, chewing their cuds, doing nothing all day. Also, they make the most nauseating, guttural, gurgling sound from the back of their throats.  Camels might not win the “ Little Miss Morocco” pageant; in fact they are tremendously ugly. Not exactly […]

(Andrew) In the Sahara there is SAND. Sand behind your ear, sand in your hair, sand in your shoes and sand in towering dunes. We arrived in Erg Chebbi after 3 hours in our Hyundai Minivan. Everyone was exhausted but buzzing because of the view of the dunes. As soon as we had unpacked, we […]

The Medina (ancient walled city) of Marrakech is known for its Souks (markets) and for good reason.  Winding kilometers of narrow streets are packed with shops and stalls selling a wide variety of the same stuff: colorful babouche (handmade slippers), polished wood boxes, metal lanterns, vibrant scarves, chunky silver jewelry, aromatic spices, woven reed bags […]

Our hard-earned thirst for sleeping in uncomfortable and wild places is about to be slaked again. We are in Terminal E at Logan airport en route to Casablanca.  We will explore the souks of Marrakech, drive our rented minivan on dangerously winding roads along the sheer cliffs of the Todra and Dades gorges and, to […]

We made a video of the kids’ feelings about the year before the trip; what they looked forward to, were afraid of and what they most anticipated. That video is in the Preparation section of this site. Now, as we wrestle with re-entry and the rhythm of everyday life, we will try to capture some […]

(Dana) In recounting this year to friends and family back home, I have found myself reflecting on the more personal lessons I have learned. Some are obvious, but I wanted to get them onto the site in part to share them with others and in part to hold myself accountable to them as we return […]