Australia has been the place I’ve been wanting to go the whole trip. And thanks to my persistent pestering and puppy-dog eyes, it happened! And it only took 6 months! Australia first welcomed us with incredibly strong winds and very frosty air, which is not something we’ve grown used to. Who knew Sydney would be so cold?! The plane...
I love beaches pretty much everywhere I go. I don’t really like the waves and how they tower over me or how sand is glued to every part of my body when I get out of the water. I don’t like how the sun hits my shoulders and the sunburns it leaves or the salt that lingers in my...
Packing List: Tank Top Tank Top Tank Top Tank Top Cooling T-Shirt Shorts Shorts Yoga Pants I was determined to not feel 1 drop of sweat during our tiger tour. I’m almost as bad as my dad when it comes to dealing with hot/cold weather, but I was prepared for our expedition. I must admit, I was one of...
Hi, my name is Shia, and this is my blog. (My dad’s idea, I couldn’t think of an introduction.) Cairo is NOT a very calm and spacious place. It’s just about as crowded as the wildebeest migration, more even! Their city grew pretty close to the ancient pyramids and it completely surrounds the Sphinx. You could take a 5...
Come Let’s Dance (CLD) was an amazing experience that I won’t forget any time soon. I loved getting to know the kids at the school, learning to harvest corn and be at the very first stage of everything corn (including popcorn), and all of the people I met. I got my hair cut and braid taken out and learned...
Africa is full of pleasant surprises. So many of my wishes came true!!! My favorite animal is a cheetah and I’ve never seen one before now. I’ve seen so many big cats, which I love. And tons of my favorite bird, vultures (I do have my reasons). I’m not used to people speaking English to me, which is a...
Rio was a pretty amazing place to be. It has sooo many landmarks and it is a big city, but it doesn’t feel too crowded. I even went out IN the waves! I never do that! I also loved seeing the other half of Rio, the favelas. Everyone thinks that you’ll get robbed or shot in the favelas, they were wrong. And...
I think the penguins were worth every second of the 20 hours in a bus it took to get here and the 10:30 p.m. dinner (which I didn’t enjoy as much as I could’ve). It was amazing looking behind you and seeing a mother feeding her baby then walking forward and almost step on a penguin crossing the...
La Paloma was a very good choice for our first stop, despite the 24 hours of travel it took to get there. It has a very different culture, which showed us some things we will be seeing around the world, and very nice people to show us the way. Did you know Uruguayans eat at around 8:00? I...
Being gone for 7 months is very frightening, leaving friends, grandparents, school, and pets. When all of this is on your mind it’s hard to think about the excitement of going around the world! Thinking about it is like reading a book about it, yet it seems so real! I mean, it seemed fake before, but now that our...