I’m Black and abroad. I’m a digital nomad who travels full-time with my daughter. We love being Black and abroad and I love connecting with other families who are Black and abroad and exploring ways to educate their children. I’m a product of public schools and I thrived there but it was mainly due to the fact that my mother is and has always been my fiercest advocate in all things but especially education. I’m raising my own daughter with a…
HI, I’m Jackie O. and together with my toddle daughter Ruth, we travel full-time. We love being Black & Abroad and I love exposing Ruth to new people, places, cultures, languages and food. On my Youtube Channel for Black women interested in living abroad this week, I introduced Ruth to Japanese snacks to see if my little slow traveler likes them. Watch the video to find out.
I’m the mother to a toddler.She just turned two and is most definitely a two-anger.She has become outraged at the slightly thing.If I don’t pick her up or she is hungry or tired, she can start throwing things on the floor or crying hysterically. Old school Black parenting teaches us spare the rod, soil the child. Well, I fundamentally reject that idea. Yes, my 2 year old does act a hot mess sometimes and yes, it drives me crazy. But…
WHAT IS WORLD SCHOOLING? I’m black and abroad and when I left my high paying tech job and decided to travel the world with my daughter. I wanted a better and more exciting life for both of us, and I’ve never looked back! My daughter doesn’t attend school, and instead, learns from the world around her and the different countries that we are lucky enough to visit. After all, who wants to sit in a classroom and learn about Rome when you…
Quick and Easy Travel Styles for Your 3a/b/c Type Hair Child While we’re traveling there is little time to do everything. Therefore, we find quick outfits to wear, quick foods to eat, and even quick hairstyles to do. However, with our child, quick hairstyles don’t usually weak. They may fuss a lot because they don’t want their hair to be combed. Or, the hairstyle done yesterday might unravel for the next day. So, we need a new game plan. The…
Air Travel Tips for Families I fly with Baby Ruth ALOT!! So I get how stressful it can be! I’m a single mom so I rarely have a set of extra hands to help me with a wild and wiggly toddler, but yet, I still LOVE full time travel. If you are, you may be looking for some guidance, especially if you and your family will be required to travel by airplane. As stressful as it can sometimes be…