Marilyn Monroe famously cemented the idea of the seven-year itch in our collective psyche with a billowing skirt above a New York City subway grate. I don’t have the legs for that. Or the dress. Or the extra four years. Increasingly I’ve been experiencing the three-year expat itch. When we first said goodbye to Lady Liberty and…
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It’s Not Easy Being Green. Expats and Half-Term Envy
When we moved abroad I learned lots of new terms. I made up a fair few as well. But of all the terms I’ve learned, the term I like the least? Half-term. The school’s website assures me that the number of days my children are in school is roughly the same as it would be in…
Wine and Cheese (Definitions): Vacation Edition
Airport Security (noun): Making sure that you have all possible necessities when traveling with small children including extra clothes, snacks, entertainment, fully charged electronics, first aid, Tylenol. And wine. As in: Remember that time Johnny threw up all over us right before take off? Beating the Clock (verb): The exasperating habit of males to make good…
When in Rome
I’ve never been to Rome, but I have been around the block in a few different countries. And I’m a mom, so doling out advice is in my job description. So 2 plus 2 equals 12, right? Often I will come across something which I tuck away in the over-stuffed, messy Filofax that is…
Wine and Cheese (Doodles) 