Chamberlins Abroad

I don’t want’ to count the months it has been since I last wrote because I will have a mountain of guilt on top of me if I capture the tally. We haven’t been just sitting around (well, except for these days of social distancing), but we have mostly just been trying to figure out… Read more

Almost like a scene from “Dead Poet’s Society” , the past few weeks have included moments of inspiration with the onset of a new school year, mini-moments of victories against insidious flying demons (mosquitoes . . . like about 3 ), more unintended medical safaris, and the ongoing payment of “The Normal Tax”. Part 1… Read more

In addition to regular activities like sitting in traffic, eating breakfast, getting groceries, trying out the local crossfit gym, and getting the right forms stamped by the right people, we had a full week of irregular activities as well: “Lion King”: Scar kills the dad (I already forgot his name), there is lots of singing,… Read more

Hey friends, after 3 planes and a long layover, we made it to Nairobi. Here’s evidence of our first wildlife encounter:

We got a lot of great questions about our move, and so we thought it might be helpful to post them here. Where are you living? We moved from our home in Shoreline, WA to Nairobi, Kenya. As the albatross flies, because let’s be honest a crow couldn’t make it, it’s about 9,000 miles away… Read more