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Growing Up Expat: Toddler Struggles and How I Know She’s Going to Be Okay

3 Months in Cartagena…

Horse drawn carriage sits on a warmly lit street lined with colonial buildings and balconies decorated with flowers. Soft lighting and evening activity create a romantic historic atmosphere in Cartagena.

View from an airplane window showing a wing above a tropical coastline with a dense city skyline stretching along the water. The aerial perspective captures the anticipation of arrival as ocean, islands, and buildings come into view beneath scattered clouds.

From Pines to Palms: Finding the Christmas Spirit in a Tropical Location

Towering cone shaped Christmas tree made of golden string lights with glowing star shapes stands in a plaza at night. Light strands radiate outward overhead creating a canopy that captures the festive atmosphere of a tropical Christmas.

Historic building with arched columns lit at night along a quiet street, with a horse drawn carriage and a few people nearby. The warm lighting highlights the architecture and peaceful nighttime atmosphere.

1 Month in Cartagena

Nighttime city skyline curves along the coastline with tall buildings lit up and their lights reflecting across the calm water. A long stretch of illuminated road follows the shore, capturing the energy and beauty of the city at night.

Growing Up Expat: Being Homesick

Wide sandy beach lined with palm trees and calm ocean water, with a row of modern high rise buildings along the coastline in the distance. A few people and small beach tents are scattered across the shore, capturing everyday life and settling into a new place after moving abroad.

First Impressions: Colombian Food

Large pile of fresh pineapples with green spiky leaves and textured yellow and green skin stacked closely together at a market. The abundance of tropical fruit highlights local produce and everyday shopping in a new place.

View from an airplane window showing the wing stretching out over a blanket of clouds and deep blue ocean below, with sunlight filtering through a hazy sky. The wing has "Avianca" printed on it, capturing a quiet in flight moment that marks the journey of moving abroad.

Sandy beach curves along a calm blue ocean with gentle waves rolling in, backed by rugged cliffs topped with dense evergreen trees under a clear blue sky. A few people walk along the shoreline, capturing a peaceful coastal moment that reflects exploration and new beginnings before moving abroad.

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