Salty observations about life, love, and living abroad
I've used plenty of phrases to describe living abroad: crazy, upside down, terrifying, exhilarating, tearful, broadening--but after a conversation with a good friend recently, I need to add another. Addictive. For some expats, whirling from one post and dervishing to the next, it's easy to lose yourself in the tornado of "the move". At times,... Continue Reading →
It's not often I drop my kids at school. The thirteen year-old is in charge of his own schedule and the ten year-old, who almost is, cycles in with his father. On the rare occasions I am in the a.m., I usually spot The Breakfast Club. On any given school day the mothers of the... Continue Reading →
Ah June, the season for hay fever, end of school madness, and if you're an expat, goodbyes. Emotions are running high, low and often, amok. June is always jam-packed with all sorts of feels. Watching friends and acquaintances prepare for their next move, helping them navigate the spectrum of emotions that are part and parcel of saying... Continue Reading →
Imagine a big Venn Diagram. Really, who doesn't love a good Venn diagram?? This one is called "Things That Keep You Awake At Night." On one side you have expats. On the other, non-expats. Most of the things that keep many of us tossing and twisting in our beds while the rest of the world slumbers... Continue Reading →
Writer, Feminist, Expat
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a performative documentary project based on letters to the editor of Ms., 1972-1980
Books, Food & Fun
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Being proud to be a vintage housewife
