Traveling With Your College-Aged Granddaughter

In 2017, my Granddaughter Sutton, and I, took a delightful trip to Europe together. I wrote about the trip recently in Transitions Abroad. The article is below:

I have a tip for how to bond with your college-aged grandchildren: travel to Europe together.

In Oslo.

In the summer of 2017, I took such a journey with my granddaughter, a college sophomore. I must admit that I had some apprehensions before the trip. Would we get along? Would we enjoy the same interests? Should we stay in hotels or hostels, in the same or separate rooms? These questions, among others, kept popping up in my mind. But my apprehensions turned out to be entirely baseless. We had an enjoyable time together during the entire voyage.

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John Dwyer

John Dwyer

John was over 50 when he joined the Peace Corps. His service in Guatemala led to work as a United Nations Volunteer in Bosnia and Herzegovina after the Bosnian War. He has since worked or volunteered in 12 other countries. A particular highlight of his international work was managing camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in 2002 in Herat, Afghanistan. Development work in Kandahar, Afghanistan also stands out. He has traveled to 53 countries in total and continues to both travel and volunteer internationally.

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