The Anatomy of An International Move & A Few Plot Twists – Our BIG News!

The Anatomy of An International Move & A Few Plot Twists – Our BIG News!

I was in Germany on my last book tour for the season, looking out of the window to the cluster of twigs as they gnarled and twisted in the winter wind, when it suddenly hit me. “No, it can’t be…. I’m never late” I whispered to myself as I flipped out my phone and...
Dear Dubai, Can We Please Part as Friends?

Dear Dubai, Can We Please Part as Friends?

Dear Dubai, If you and I were in a relationship on Facebook, I’d choose the relationship status “it’s complicated.” You know it and I know it. We have had a love/hate relationship since day one, and four years later, its still messy to describe my feelings for you or...
How My Global Story Made It To Oprah.Com

How My Global Story Made It To Oprah.Com

Call it serendipity or a twist of fate – but when I got the email, I was traveling. I was on a beautiful five-day tour exploring Italy’s stunning Amalfi Coast. And I was not supposed to be checking my email. That was one of the rules my husband and I had agreed upon...
No Job, New Country, Zero Friends – Why Do I Keep Signing Up For This?”

No Job, New Country, Zero Friends – Why Do I Keep Signing Up For This?”

Each time I move to a new country, I usually spend the first month (or two!) asking myself the same question:  “what the @#$#$#% am I doing here?” Friendless, jobless and clueless is usually a pretty succinct description of me at the beginning of each expat stint, no...

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