Bailey Kilmer has friends all over the country and beyond, but she hasn’t met them by traveling. That’s because Bailey’s family owns the historic in Wyoming’s Snowy Range, about 20 miles west from Laramie along the banks of the Little Laramie River. “It is really cool to know what different places are like without going there,” Bailey, 13, said.
That includes her friends, Valentina Ducharme, 10, and Emma Price, 16, who are here from San Diego for 10 days and have been back at the ranch for several years, now coming at the same time. When visiting new places, certainly we want our kids and grandkids to learn something new and share new experiences with us. But often, we forget how valuable it can be for kids simply to connect with other kids from other places.
I remember being on a Princess cruise in Japan when the young teens aboard from all around the world begged their parents to let them stay on board rather than explore great sites so that they could spend more time with their newfound friends. Language doesn’t matter. “We use a lot of sign language,” explained one young teen from London cruising with her family in Japan aboard the .
“You meet a lot of different people from different parts of the world, and you spend a crazy time with all of them,” she explained, her friends all giggling at her side. “We’d much rather be on the ship than touring,” said another teen from Toronto. Such interactions may take place on for younger kids, as well as p.