Our Journey is the story of a family who sold everything, packed up two young children, and moved to Europe for what was supposed to be one year. Ten years later, we had lived in France and Hungary, built new lives abroad, and returned home forever changed. This collection of stories, journal entries, and memories preserves that journey and serves as the foundation for the books I am writing today.
In all my years of working I have never had a teacher’s schedule. Monday – Friday, typical morning and afternoon rush hour traffic, banana on route for breakfast, coffee from the café and every holiday and weekend off. The best part are the paid holidays, true story! It still blows my mind how most teachers…
Requests have come in from some of our newer readers to publish a post of our journey from the beginning. We are at around the 1/2 way mark to start living our life’s dream. Might be a good time to take a moment to reflect. We still have a new language to learn, a home…
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure Once a year throughout Hungary, each city, town and village allocate a day for large item garbage pick-up. November 25th was the day we were allowed to place all our junk on the curb. A great way to get rid of old computers, broken furniture, old clothes etc……
Nobody can be kinder than a Narcissist while you react to his life in his own terms. Elizabeth Bowen They look at themselves in the mirror, post endless selfies, feel a sense of self-importance yet they haven’t contributed or achieved anything in society yet. These are our teenagers! It is a technological phenomenon how we raise our…
“The attempt to prevent our kids from struggling for fear it might scar their permanent records is, instead, scarring them for life.” Liane Moriarty, author of Big Little Lies What is a Helicopter mom? Wiki Definition: A helicopter parent (also called a cosseting parent or simply a cosseter) is a parent who pays extremely close attention to…
WARNING: This post has graphic content about female reproductive organs, hysterectomy and is not for the squeamish. In a world full of uncertainties, one thing we can always count on is change. Things will alter; for the good or for the bad, sometimes self-sabotage and other times the product of outside forces. No matter the…
If you wish to travel far, fast and light, take off all your envies, jealousy, unforgiveness, selfishness and fears. Cesare Pavese Take a moment with me and look back on your childhood. What do you see? Are you playing with your favourite toy, swimming in your pool or are you with your family? For me…
Daniel spotted the new Budapest Ice Bar on our daily walk along Vaci Utca, the walking strip along the Danube River, near the Piac Market by Liberty Bridge. He begged us to go inside. Fans of Ice Hotels and Ice Bar attractions of the world, Ice Bar Budapest joins the ranks of the bars made…
The Mistral winds were strong today, unusually warm and there wasn’t a cloud in the sky. We stood in our yard, energized from feeling the wind blow through our clothing, almost taking us into flight. Today was a day to discover, anything, just go outside and explore. We piled in the Westy with snacks, blankets,…
The French stereotype is a person with a baguette under arm, a beret on their head and a scarf stylishly wrapped around their neck. They smoke endlessly, are rude, and have bad hygiene. Have you seen this guy? I haven’t in any of our travels throughout France! Maybe we missed them. Nothing significant enough to…