Give Your Family a Worldly Experience: Host a High School Exchange Student
Are you searching for a way to expose your children to different cultures or add a little vibrancy to your house? Volunteering to host an exchange student is a great way to experience different cultures and it offers numerous benefits for you and your family. Now is a great time to select a student to host for the upcoming school year. Doing so will allow you to start communicating with the student and preparing for his or her arrival.
Who can host an exchange student?
From traditional families to single parents and empty-nesters, host families come in many different forms. Host families have high school-aged children, toddlers, or no children...
Disclosure :: This post is sponsored by Visit Pensacola.
Discover Why Pensacola is the Way to Beach™
Nestled in the northwest corner of Florida, Pensacola is the ultimate beach destination, boasting a one-of-a-kind fusion of history, culture and coastal allure. It’s a perfect quick-getaway from Baton Rouge. And, in Pensacola you’ll find that The Way To Beach™ is so much more that sugar-white sands and clear Gulf waters.
With roots dating back to 1559, this city wears its multicultural heritage proudly, with influences from Britain, France, and Spain that resonate through its architecture, local cuisine, and year-round festivals. As you explore the streets of Downtown Pensacola, each step you take is a walk through history. The Downtown area is the entertainment and...
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Let me begin by declaring my undying love for Disney. I mean, who doesn’t adore it? The rides, the atmosphere, the shows – it's all pure magic. But here's the catch: I'm also quite frugal when it comes to spending money. Can you see my dilemma here? If you've ever experienced Disney, you know precisely what I'm talking about. Disney may sprinkle magic, but the way it can make your money vanish is more like the voodoo.
Despite the financial sorcery, my family and I still find ourselves drawn back every other year. Over the years, I’ve found various ways to maximize our Disney vacations so we can continue making wonderful memories together. Below...
Worth The Road Trip :: Festival Season In South Louisiana
I saw recently that a year in south Louisiana can be divided three ways: Football season, Mardi Gras, and Festival season! And here we are in the full swing of festival fun. It is a tradition of our family to attend festivals both in Baton Rouge and south Louisiana. Giving my kiddos a front seat to the one-of-a-kind culture of this beautiful state is one of the perks of being a mom in Baton Rouge.
Here is what we plan to check out this festival season.
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Family Friendly TV :: Percy Jackson And The Olympians On Disney+
Looking for a fun, family-friendly TV series that is actually entertaining for both kids and adults? Look no further than Percy Jackson and the Olympians. Based on the YA novels of the same name, with heavy involvement from author Rick Riordon, the Disney+ series follows the story of young Percy Jackson and how his life changes when he learns he is a demi-god because his dad is a Greek god. As a result, Percy is thrust into a world of myths and monsters; finds friends (Annabeth and Grover) and enemies, and learns some important life lessons along the way.
The target audience for both the books and the series is...
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