This is the second post in our series aimed at families spending any significant amount of time abroad. Last time, we shared about the topic that receives the most attention for anyone considering such a move: money. [Read Money Tips for U.S. Families Abroad] This time around, we’ll take a step back and look at […]
Archives for February 2014
Permission to Lose
I’ve heard a lot of talk about the Y generation and its serious sense of entitlement. Apparently many people think there is a big portion of this up and coming generation that doesn’t want to work for anything. They expect to have a nice car, a big house (with granite and hardwood and most definitely […]
How to Cut a Watermelon Like a Local
I don’t know how I survived decades without knowing how to efficiently cut a watermelon! I made fruit salads at a bed-and-breakfast four mornings a week for an entire summer and cutting the watermelon was always one of the longest parts of that task. Why did I have to move to Central America and learn […]
Unbroken
A few years ago I read the most amazing book. It was February, so it must have been about four years ago? (I only remember the month because it was a book club book that my friend Stella picked. I always can remember our book club books by the month we in which we read […]
The Cost
A couple of events in recent months have caused us to be mindful of the risks we face every day. When we are enjoying our backyard banana trees, or our frontyard swimming pool, it’s easy to ignore the “dangers” lurking in the cries for help around us. And then we hear another story that reminds […]