I'm often asked what a typical day in the life is like in Ireland, and the truth is, it isn't all that different than a typical day in the life in America. There's children to wake and feed, school runs to walk or drive, shopping to be done and friends to visit. But...
Read moreWhy Traveling with Kids is Always Worth It
I have a little secret that you may not be aware of, if my instagram feed and expat advice is any indication. I kinda dread traveling with my kids. It's not that they're bad travelers. In fact, they're actually pretty great. Even in the US, when it came to our annual 12-hour roadtrips...
Read moreWhen a TCK graduates
I am the mother of three third culture kids*. And I received permission from the eldest to tell this story. In the last seven years, Jack has attended four different primary schools in three towns in two countries, skipped the first grade, relearned math, switched from...
Read moreFive Friday Favourites
(I couldn't not include this photo. I mean, really.)
Here's five reads from the internet this week: 1) Sorta Crunchy's beautiful response to a misguided blogger on why depression for the Christian is no measure of your soul. 2) Rachel Pieh Jones' letter to her parents on never saying "don't go" when they moved across the world.
Read moreThese are a few (from 2013) :: Take courage
We're doing the midnight bed dance again because the truth is: no one really knows where we are. Living out of suitcases for over a month, in our 4th round of beds in as many weeks, children bump on the floor in the night and cry out.
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