Tag: Parenting abroad
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The Parts We Don’t Post: Barely Surviving and yet Thriving
I sat with my daughter on the curb of the stairwell leading to the underground passage that would take us home. It was 9pm and the city was a rainbow of lights towering over us. We had just finished Turkmen trick-or-treating; we left early because she was overwhelmed by the noise, the people, by the event. She asked me, “Mom, what are we doing,…
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Thailand Was Hard. I’d Do It Again Tomorrow.
What happened when life was falling apart and we went anyway I had our Thailand trip booked for months. The flights were coordinated and book. Hotels were researches and reserved. My mom’s ticket from U.S. lined up just right to meet me in the airport in Bangkok. Appointments confirmed. Everything was prepped and ready. This…
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In the In-Between
Welcome back, friends. I hope I can call you that now — because if you’re still here, you’re invested. This season has lived in the space in-between—between breaks, plans, countries, and versions of ourselves. The stretch between fall break and winter break is a no-man’s land. You take a deep breath, lower your expectations, and hold…
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Life in Ashgabat: Almost Camping in the Chuli Hills
If you’re new here, you might also want to read Life in Ashgabat: No AC, No Wi-Fi, No Regrets — a more literal look at our early days here, before the routines settled. Hiking day in Chuli (Gökdere) — our “almost camping” adventure. Life in Ashgabat has been a steady exercise in adjusting expectations—about comfort,…