Dealing with Mom’s can be joyful, hurtful, confusing, fun and scary. This is part one in a serious of stories about being a Mom and a friend. Last time I moved I was challenged. I am not a cliquey mom but I need friends like everyone else and had to cope with living in a new city and find my people.
Read MoreYes, the school secretary told me she would send the police to my home. I did not take this information that well. Of course I wasn’t arrested but it is a pretty good story.
Read MoreEmbarrassing your kids is part of the package deal when you decide to send them to a school where you don't speak the language as a mother tongue. My kids have learned to grin and bear it.
Read MoreI wish I could push a button and change my accent to go igcognito in an envirnment. I am stuck with my accent and misunderstanding about who I am.
Read MoreFeeling frustrated that you left your job to follow your partners? I get it. I've done it more than once.
Read MoreA very personal story about the awkardness dating and falling in love with someone from afar.
Read MoreTravel, adventure and change is something that is part of my life. The thing that I cannot shake and I have choosen to embrace; I was raised as a Mormon girl in Utah.
Read MoreSitting in a bus I met one of my dearest friends. She didn't like me at first and I didn't like her after that encounter. If you read this you will understand why and why it is so important to try, try again.
Read MoreGermany 1989, with no internet and I tried to make pumpkin pie. The word try is important here. You've got to love those expat flops and oh how I love Libby! I am a loyal customer.
Read MoreYes and I have been peddling around Europe on a bike for over 27 years. Kiel, Bordeaux, Fribourg, Montreux and Amsterdam. I am confidant curving in and out of traffic and yet others never cease to be amazed!
Read MoreSwearing is in vogue but is swearing in a foreign language a good idea? Caution advised here and yes, I have made this mistake and looked like a fool
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