Happy Labor Day to all the Americans! I hope everyone is enjoying their long weekend, I know I am enjoying the 3 day holiday with a lazy weekend at home in Portland. If you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time, you’ll know somewhat of my background. I… Read more
I Never Felt Like an Expat
It’s the end of the week and it’s been a while since I’ve posted on my childhood growing up as an expat kid in the Middle East and in the last few days, a few different things have come up that have made me look back at how I grew… Read more
The Truth About Traveling : How Travel has Impacted my Marriage
Traveling has a way of impacting so many facets of your life and in so many ways, seeing the world and experiencing it first hand changes us in different ways. Perhaps though, what’s often overlooked about how travel impacts us is just how our travel partners impact us. For me,… Read more
There’s something about Ireland…
I mentioned on my favorite moments post a few days ago that I grew up very Irish. Long story short, my maternal grandmother’s father was straight from Ireland and upon his deathbed, the family found out that he had in fact had another family back in Ireland that no one… Read more
Vancouver BC {October 2013}
We just got back last night from a quick trip to Vegas, so while I catch up from being gone, I’m moving on today from Napa and on to a quick trip I took the day right after we got back from California.A few weeks ago, my mom was on the… Read more
A Little Bit About Me : Part II
It’s October, my favorite month of the year! Partially due to the fact that my birthday is this month, but also because I love this time of the year, the colors are changing, the rain is falling and my coats are out in full swing. So for a number of… Read more
Like Father, Like Daughter
I’ve always heard the phrase “like father, like daughter” thrown my way and throughout my life, I’ve always had people tell me that my personality and many other traits are just like my dad. Over the years, I can say I’ve been very lucky to have the man that is… Read more
An Ode to the Third Culture Kids
If this title confuses you, just bear with me and I’ll provide a background on what I’m talking about. But to start, one of the things I hope to accomplish on this blog is to promote understanding & to negate ignorances. I think in order to do that, we need… Read more