In this video I’m sitting down to chat about what it’s really been like for our family to spend four months in Africa, and I’m sharing some of the souvenirs we’ve picked up along the way. We’ve been living and learning abroad, and Porto-Novo has been one of those places that just sticks with you—full of everyday moments, little adventures, and the kind of experiences you can’t recreate from a textbook. I walk you through some of the items we brought home and why they matter to us, because for me souvenirs aren’t just “stuff”—they’re memory-holders. This is the kind of real-life homeschooling I love: using where we are, what we see, and what we collect to spark conversations, geography connections, culture study, and family storytelling. If you’re curious about what day-to-day life abroad can look like with kids (and how we make it meaningful), this one is a cozy catch-up with plenty of inspiration for your own homeschool and travel dreams.