Author Archives: Ella Shaul

Rest In Peace Matilda “Tilly” Shaul Beloved chicken and friend, you will always be remembered 2017-2019 She is lived on by her sisters, Tweety, Kiwi, and Hazel, her friends, Ella, Asher, Troy, and Ofer, her companions, Trixie and Bruno, and … Continue reading →

The next day, we drove with our host’s son to Cartagena. The drive was an hour-and-a-half long, but the town was beautiful! Quaint old buildings flanked the narrow streets and young people rapped accompanied by guitars. We walked and I … Continue reading →

During our flight to an atrocious six-hour layover in Panama, I read a book on my kindle called Queen of Scots: The True Life of Mary Stuart by John Guy and watched four movies, Rango, Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax, Matilda, … Continue reading →

On Friday, we drove around with our guide and driver, Reinaldo. Our first stop was to see Cristo Redentor, or Christ the Redeemer. This is a 125-foot tall statue of Jesus Christ and is an iconic image on Rio de … Continue reading →

Hi! I want to start this post off with something that I forgot to mention last time. As some of you may know, Aba is a very committed Bikram yogi back at home. Therefore, when his friend Esak invited him … Continue reading →

After Dad and Marc left, we didn’t do very much. Our days consisted of walking, homework, working on Troy’s Anniversary project, and shopping. We went to an amazing clothing store called Custo Barcelona TWICE and bought tons of clothes. I … Continue reading →

Hey! When Dad came, we moved into his apartment. I’ve gotta say, his is a lot nicer than Aba’s and Troy’s, but they’re both good. We mainly walked around Buenos Aires and when we were at the apartment Asher played … Continue reading →

Our flight was uneventful, and I, at least, spent it watching roughly seven or eight movies!! During our layover in London, we were supposed to meet Aba’s cousin, but we didn’t because we would’ve had to pass through immigration. We … Continue reading →

Helloooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I started writing this blog from Tokyo, Japan! Our first difficulty for this trip was getting seats on the airplane to Hong Kong, our layover. The airline, Cathay Pacific, had changed the type of plane we were flying on, … Continue reading →

The next day was Aba’s 50th birthday!!! Happy birthday, Aba! After sleeping until 11 am, we walked along the burning hot beach and the warm water was so inviting that I wanted to jump in with my clothes on! We … Continue reading →