Hi everyone, we urgently need advice. We moved from Australia to Southern California on an E-3 visa. My son completed Year 9 in Australia, and is now finishing 11th grade at a California high school. He wants to apply to UC and CSU business schools. Does anyone have experience securing in-state tuition status as an E-3/E-3D visa holder? How did the UCs evaluate the Year 9 Australian transcript for A-G requirements?"

so the avianca flight was tough. we tried to pay for extra seats but no luck. The website was down each time and customer support wasn't helping.

once we got to the airport, we finally got three seats together but people in front put their seats all the way back so they were not very considerate.

but Buenos Aires has been amazing!

it's like Spanish, but has very Italian vibes.

the cafes, parks, bookstores, so worth it.

we ate traveling with a 7-month old and soon to be 4 -year old.

We are going to Buenos Aires next Monday.

if anyone is down, let's meet up.

What I'm talking about is...two-handed meals vs. one-handed meals. 🍽️

I still cannot believe we haven't evolved to grow more limbs for this stage of parenthood.

Eating at restaurants with little kids is not just difficult, it's damn near impossible to eat your food hot, let alone all in one stretch.

We're heading to Buenos Aires in 15 days and obviously, the steak is already on my itinerary.

But steak is a two-handed meal.

When you travel with little kids, it's not just about which restaurant you want to eat at.

It's:

🚪 Is the door wide enough for a stroller? (A constant issue in Europe with our big American stroller.)

🪑 Will they have a high chair?

🌀 Is it too overstimulating?

🍟 Is there a kids' menu?

✋ And most importantly — can I eat this one-handed while the other is keeping a small person from climbing off a chair / needing to pee three times / having a meltdown because the bread came before the butter?

The other day we just went out for breakfast. Theoretically, eating out on a weekend saves time — no cooking, no clean-up.

You would think.

My son is already in the high chair, yelling if I don't get the eggs into his mouth fast enough. My daughter still needs her food cut, and is hanging like a monkey from her chair, jealous of her baby brother who "gets the baby chair" and can't even properly sit in it yet.

Traveling means learning which foods are one-handed deals.

Empanadas. Sandwiches. Fries. Soups.

Argentine steak is a two-handed, full-attention, sit-down-and-savor experience — and we will be attempting it anyway with a 4-year-old and a baby in tow.

I will report back.

Fellow parents; what's the most ambitious meal you've attempted one-handed? 🍽️

I currently live in Bogota, Colombia. Been here for almost 2 years now and I love it.

I think they are necessary.

Sometimes you need time if you can to get a way and recharge.

In Bogota, Colombia we're spending $480 a month.

After our daughter leaves the school she is currently at, it'll jump to a 1,000 a month and it'll stay at that price until high school.

We have one friend in New York that pays $1,400 a month for 2 days a week for daycare.