Tag: family

  • All the Way From Down Under to Canada!

    All the Way From Down Under to Canada!

    One thing we feel really good about with our Global FieldTrip is that is has inspired others to “go for it” and travel – especially our family from Australia!  Last Christmas, our cousins from outside of Melbourne wanted to experience a white Christmas in Canada – and the Siomos family got what they wished for!…

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  • Happy Anniversary in LA!

    Happy Anniversary in LA!

    While in LA and soaking in the rays and the sights, Oliver and I celebrated our 17th wedding anniversary! It’s not that hard to believe that on our honeymoon we backpacked our way through France and Italy staying in hostels and slugging around our backpacks. Funny how things don’t really change that much! Now we…

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  • Our Big Fat Aussie Family! (Part 2)

    Our Big Fat Aussie Family! (Part 2)

    Still introducing the family – it’s a big one! In the previous post, I focused on Baba Ina’s family…today it’s Baba Fotini! Baba Fotini’s husband died in the war, but she still came to Australia and brought up her two children Patsy and BIll. While in Shepparton, we felt very blessed to stay in our…

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  • Spending Time With Family

    Spending Time With Family

    While spending time in Essen with our family we did many fun things with our cousin Sophia who speaks German.  Some of the activities we did were going to “Tree 2 Tree”, mini golf and hanging out at home. Tree 2 Tree Tree 2 Tree is an obstacle course high up in the trees where…

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  • We Are Family!

    We Are Family!

    My dad, Steve Papulkas, comes from a small village in Greece called Ethniko. Throughout the 1900’s a number of the Papulkas families moved from the village to the “new worlds” for better opportunities, which included Canada and Australia. One Papoulkas family however, moved to Germany.  So, while we have been overseas we were able to…

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