Welcome to our blog!

ROOTS shares discoveries from our family’s somewhat eclectic wanderings through life & around the globe

We are a busy family of 5 (8 if you count our animals!) - Mum, Dad, three young kids (8 and under), two cats, and one beagle-ish mutt hound. Mum hails from southern Africa; Dad and the boys started life in the USA. Between us, we’ve been to 40 US States and 31 countries around the world.

We currently live in Lima, Peru. We moved here in early 2025 after 2 years in Mexico’s magnificent “second city”, Guadalajara. Only Dad really speaks Spanish well; the rest of us are learning as we go! Mum and Dad both work full-time, Mum remotely and Dad in-person.

This blog’s name, Roots, reflects our reaching explorations, family centeredness, and quest to live environmentally conscious lives. We hope you find our posts interesting, helpful, funny, and/or thought provoking.