August 2023 – Gilcrests Abroad

Week 119: First Week of School and Dijon, France

It was the first week of school! We managed to get a good nights rest on Sunday and had a relatively stress-free morning on Monday. It is still so HOT and HUMID. Because temps above 70F are so rare, the schools don’t have air conditioning here. But it’s been in the high 90s and soContinue reading “Week 119: First Week of School and Dijon, France”

Week 118: Last Week of Summer!

Last week was our last week of summer break and it was HOT. It has been between 95 and 100F and over 70% humidity, which is insane for Germany. Our air conditioners struggled to keep up! The biggest news of the week is that Matt took his CompTia Security+ exam and passed with an extraContinue reading “Week 118: Last Week of Summer!”

Week 117: One Week in Croatia (& Bosnia)!

We did an eight day driving road trip through Croatia and Bosnia! We left early Saturday morning as we had dropped off the dogs the night before. Our first intended stop was the Wurzenpass Bunker Museum, about six hours away, on the border of Austria and Slovenia. Unfortunately, European summer traffic was not on ourContinue reading “Week 117: One Week in Croatia (& Bosnia)!”