What a week in Japan is teaching me about kids, trust, and letting go. A Week in Tokyo We’ve officially landed. After a week in Tokyo, we’re still catching our breath, adjusting to the time difference, and trying to remember which pocket our train cards are in. In the next newsletter, we’ll share a full […]
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Paris, 2023. Picture this: I’m sitting in a gorgeous, sun-drenched Parisian cafe with Elisa and our two kids – ages 1 and 5 – surrounded by delicate pink and white decor, tiny marble tables, and enough glass fixtures to make any parent nervous. Maybe not the best location choice… but more on that later. The
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In the past few weeks, we have had an unusual number of nights where, usually sometime after midnight, Elisa or I are struck with insight. The kind of thing that makes you whisper-shout, oh no… we never planned for that. The most recent one? The car. We were lying there, running through a mental list of
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Four days. That’s all that stands between us and the start of a wild, year-long adventure around the world. We’re moving out of our Brooklyn apartment… the one at the top of four lovely, leg-burning flights of stairs… and while chaos is definitely in the air, for once… we’re kind of ready? Maybe… but either
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Why saying hi, asking questions, and hitting pause is our survival guide. We’re finishing up our time at a homestay in a small town outside Kyoto, and the experience has already been incredible. A slower pace, new neighbors, conversations in broken English and hand gestures… it is giving us a taste of non-city Japan that
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In the past few weeks, we have had an unusual number of nights where, usually sometime after midnight, Elisa or I are struck with insight. The kind of thing that makes you whisper-shout, oh no… we never planned for that. The most recent one? The car. We were lying there, running through a mental list of
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Zoe is our two-year-old mini Australian Shepherd. She’s smart, endlessly energetic, and has been part of our family since the same time Daxton was born. The two of them basically grew up as puppies together, which might explain why she still seems convinced they’re the same species. When we started planning this trip, figuring
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Welcome to TwoKidsOneWorld, our little corner of the internet where we’ll be sharing the highs, lows, meltdowns (adult and child alike), quiet moments, and wild adventures of our family’s yearlong trip around the globe. But before we dive into tales of tuk-tuks and temples, layovers and landmarks, we wanted to introduce ourselves. We’re the Pupko-Popes. A
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Paris, 2023. Picture this: I’m sitting in a gorgeous, sun-drenched Parisian cafe with Elisa and our two kids – ages 1 and 5 – surrounded by delicate pink and white decor, tiny marble tables, and enough glass fixtures to make any parent nervous. Maybe not the best location choice… but more on that later. The
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In the past few weeks, we have had an unusual number of nights where, usually sometime after midnight, Elisa or I are struck with insight. The kind of thing that makes you whisper-shout, oh no… we never planned for that. The most recent one? The car. We were lying there, running through a mental list of
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