By the Way

One year ago I rushed around uplugging appliances and zipping suitcases, making sure everything was ready for our vacation. We bundled up in...

We bought a house. In America. Well, we are in the process of buying a house. One Saturday in June, on our third morning of house-...

The paparazzi  The other day Juliana’s 7 year old friend was over.  As I was trying to get the internet to work so I could play a video ...

The purple cabbage I used to demonstrate layers of grief This month’s calendar is filled with notes of all the people who are leaving. ...

I have a picture in my head of what homeschool should look like.  You know, that picture on the front of textbooks or homeschool websites.  ...

“Christmas this year didn’t feel quite like Christmas,” Juliana said last night before bedtime. “What do you mean?” I asked “We didn’t get...

We have now been back in the America for over 10 months. 10 months! That is by far the longest we have been here since we got married 11 ye...

First Day of Pre-K and Second Grade Today I dropped the girls off for their first day of American school. Juliana was nervous because...

...an abnormal number of your family pictures were taken in airports You frequently refer to yourself as “a foreigner.” When you ...

Sure the trees are nice, but where are all the people?? We are on vacation in the mountains, staying in a beautiful guesthouse for ov...