I was at the gym last week, lying on one of the massage machines. A friendly lady with whom I will often exchange pleasantries lay in the machine next to me. I would guess that she is in her early sixties, a tall Jamaican of African descent. With me being Jamaican of Chinese descent, we have a lot in common. I asked her if she had started any Christmas shopping yet. She said she had 2 married children and one still unmarried. She will likely get gifts for her grandkids and maybe a gift certificate for her newly married son.
Her married daughter has asked not to exchange gifts because she really doesn't need anything.
This daughter travelled the world with her husband and two kids for a year and returned this past summer. Somehow she managed to school her elementary kids under 10 years old. I had to ask if they were independently wealthy. It turns out that this daughter is a travel writer and will often get free hotel accommodation from the hotel being reviewed. They travelled Western Canada, The U.S., Australia, Africa, the Middle East and returned through Eastern Canada. She was even on some TV shows in various countries! Her husband has a government job which allows him to take a year off every now and then with some planning. The kids were schooled sometimes through internet courses, especially in places like Africa. It was difficult for the kids to return to regular school but the older one has re-adjusted and the younger one is still requiring extra tutoring. And they want to do this again in a few years!
Well I must say this was a most interesting conversation. I will likely never get to visit half of these places, ever! It must be nice to be a travel writer. Of course you would have to be a qualified journalist first!
Her married daughter has asked not to exchange gifts because she really doesn't need anything.
This daughter travelled the world with her husband and two kids for a year and returned this past summer. Somehow she managed to school her elementary kids under 10 years old. I had to ask if they were independently wealthy. It turns out that this daughter is a travel writer and will often get free hotel accommodation from the hotel being reviewed. They travelled Western Canada, The U.S., Australia, Africa, the Middle East and returned through Eastern Canada. She was even on some TV shows in various countries! Her husband has a government job which allows him to take a year off every now and then with some planning. The kids were schooled sometimes through internet courses, especially in places like Africa. It was difficult for the kids to return to regular school but the older one has re-adjusted and the younger one is still requiring extra tutoring. And they want to do this again in a few years!
Well I must say this was a most interesting conversation. I will likely never get to visit half of these places, ever! It must be nice to be a travel writer. Of course you would have to be a qualified journalist first!
7 comments:
Christine! please post us your picture. And tell us your life story!
My husband once suggested that I be a travel writer :)
Wow, what an interesting conversation. Some people lead the most fascinating lives. Like you, I will probably never get to see even half the places some people do, but it is nice to read about them and see the photos....thank goodness for travel writers aye!
what a life!
Well, after our trip to India, I don't want travel again for a long time. Simply have no energy for it. Kudos to that travel writer!
Lisa thanks for your interest...we'll see about that life story, I've lived in Canada since I was a teenager.
Gigi that was quite a trip you were on, it seems to have gone by quickly.
Sounds like quite an amazing life. I imagine my son and significant other will have a similar type life since they're in International studies right now.
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