12 Interesting Things About Korea
February 19, 2024
Tag: expat kids
6 months In…
January 23, 2024
Hard to believe it has been that long. It feels like a milestone that is truly significant. There is so much happening in these first 6 months and to make it half a year and feel good and settled feels like you have earned that badge. It comes with many growing pains (or shrinking pains if you … More 6 months In…
New Years in Kyoto, Japan
January 10, 2024
For our first real trip outside Korea, we decided to take the quick 1.5 hour flight to Japan over New Years Week. With plans to visit Kyoto and Universal Studios in Osaka, it ended up being a very busy trip. Here is what we did right and what I wish we had done instead. Getting to Kyoto … More New Years in Kyoto, Japan
Merry Christmas from Seoul
December 25, 2023
This is our first year celebrating Christmas away from home. While we have lived abroad before, we have always traveled home during the holidays and this year, it just wasn’t in the cards for us. So I was very eager to see how this city would celebrate Christmas and very willing to overcompensate for my missing home … More Merry Christmas from Seoul
Thankful for Opportunities
December 2, 2023
Holidays always make you a little homesick. You long for the coziness of all your comforts, your family, your traditions, your same favorites. This usually is in deep contrast to living abroad in another culture. You have to embrace the new and find ways to make it feel special. We tried to keep things festive … More Thankful for Opportunities
1 Month In… What We’ve Done So Far
August 7, 2023
So it’s been a month…. which feels like both 3 days and 3 months. Time has been flown by but we have also spent the majority of the time putting together our apartment and life here. There is this sense of a starting over, before all the new schedules and busyness set in, where you … More 1 Month In… What We’ve Done So Far
Travel Days and First Impressions
July 17, 2023
It’s been a week since we arrived, we finally have wifi in our apartment and a little bit of time under our belts to get rid of the jet lag. Enough to say, we have some first impressions. Our travel days were better than expected. We had our pets in tow, which complicates things, but … More Travel Days and First Impressions
Seoul Long…
July 9, 2023
Nothing makes you feel uniquely nostalgic for American life than leaving for an extended period of time. All of sudden it brings to the forefront feelings of wanting to take long summer road trips or be at high school football games on Friday nights. I want to eat all the rootbeer floats and blast country … More Seoul Long…
Growing Up Expat: Going Home
November 26, 2018
So here we are. We have told the kids that we are moving home. They are both excited, but not entirely sure how this new life at home looks just yet. It is home, but it will also be a new house, new schools, and new routines. We are sub 30 days and I … More Growing Up Expat: Going Home
Growing Up Expat: Traveling with an Introvert
August 27, 2018
I wanted to talk a little bit about traveling with your family for longer than a typical vacation. Being out of your own space for longer than a week can present its own side effects. As my children get older, there are different needs that need to be met in order for everyone to have … More Growing Up Expat: Traveling with an Introvert
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