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
First, thought I would answer some questions around what it is really like the first few months moving abroad. I had this post written and then it was deleted before I published it, so it took me a little extra long to get it all back and organized. We have found a routine of sorts … More Answered Questions and More Impressions
We scheduled a pretty full holiday on our way to the West Coast this year, and it was just as wonderful as we’d hoped. Our first stop was Los Angeles. One thing I get asked constantly is how I travel with small kids. I did write about it here, but also, it is … More Nomad’s Christmas – Part 1 : Los Angeles
A new Vivarium opened just outside Cartagena last month. I didn’t even know what a Vivarium was. We had the chance to check it out last weekend. Thanks to Wikipedia: A vivarium (Latin, literally for “place of life”; plural: vivaria or vivariums) is an area, usually enclosed, for keeping and raising animals or plants for … More Cartagena City Guide: Vivarium del Caribe
It’s been quiet on the blog for a while. We traversed a 14-hour door to door travel day to get back home for summer. When I say “home” I am referring mostly to the West Coast of North America… some of our favorite places to just breathe deep and relax a bit. Our stuff … More At Home
We found ourselves in the islands again, this time for a quick family getaway. Sometimes you need to spend all day in your swim suit searching for crabs, practicing your kayak skills, perfecting your underwater pose, digging for treasure in the white sand, all while sipping fruity drinks. Yeah, so we did that. And … More A Quick Weekend Getaway
We are celebrating 9 years today….like most things in life, sometimes it feels like decades more and other times I can remember the early details like they were yesterday. There is not much else I can say except that I married a man so much better than myself. He always says I’m sorry first … More 9 Anõs – My Secret to Staying Married.
I wrote this post a few months after we arrived in Colombia and for some reason, I didn’t post it. However, it’s interesting to see how far we’ve come and I do feel that it’s still applicable: I am always in pursuit of the balance. There is such a fine balance between raising your kids … More The Balance – Growing up Expat
I wanted to write a post that analyzes both what you give up to be an expat and what you hopefully gain. I’m first going to discuss sacrifices, not because I want to highlight the negative but because these were my thoughts before we ever agreed to come to Colombia. Moving overseas with young children … More Growing Up Expat: What you Sacrifice
In a way it seems much longer, but really, I am so grateful to feel that we have had a productive 6 months. In a place where change is constant and being “settled” is still outside your comfort zone, I can confidently say we are happy. We have found our routines, our favorite cafes, and … More 6 Months In…
leaving main street - the sequel 