Nick has officially christened Berlin the “City of Missed Opportunities” because each weekend we find ourselves agonizing over which fabulous street festival, museum exhibition, or one-day cultural extravaganza to choose—which also means agonizing over which equally amazing events we will...
Greetings readers – I’m pleased to report that I’m in a much better mental place than when I last checked in. And there’s been lots going on that I want to catch you up on, so, like it or not, this is going to be a very random, update-filled post that jumps all over the place. Apologies...
I was feeling really lonely last week. Nia’s after-school activities kicked in, which means she’s now gone for 10 hours three days a week. And Nick’s schedule is even worse—a GOOD day is 11 hours away. When he has night events, like last Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, he leaves at the...
It is a universal constant that every PCS (Permanent Change of Station, otherwise known as a move for those not fluent in Foreign-Service-speak) involves something going terribly wrong. I’ve heard wild stories—like stuff being hijacked by pirates or falling off a ship—though the more...
