I now live in a parallel universe where the magical world of Harry Potter is alive and well. Every day is full of Quidditch matches in the yard, magical duels in the house, and an unceasing litany of preference questions regarding every last detail of the fictional world created by J.K. Rowling. Last January, as the pollution levels rose higher and higher, Momma S and … Continue reading The Year of Potter
During a celebratory dinner last night for the successful conclusion of a conference I was working on, it came up that I used to SCUBA dive. While I would prefer not to use the verb phrase “used to”, the last time I went SCUBA diving was when I visited Belize in 2003. It is really hard to say that I still dive when it has … Continue reading Love Vanquishes SCUBA
It’s May 24th, the day before Mother’s Day in Sweden and here I sit in an airport lounge in Stockholm waiting to board a flight to Bangkok…and I am flying solo. I can’t say that the prospect of taking a 16-hour flight by myself does not appeal; in fact it feels like a well needed vacation from life. On one side of the flight, I … Continue reading Burma Bound
On July 31st we departed Boston for Copenhagen via Reykjavic on Icelandic Air. Good price, great onboard staff plus the option of an extended layover in Iceland at no additional charge will definitely bring us back to them. From Copenhagen to Almhult, Sweden we had two choices to get there; we could take the train that runs between Copenhagen and Stockholm or rent a car. … Continue reading Sweden: The Arrival
As both a traveler and a parent, poop is something always on my mind. As a traveler in a new land there is the perpetual threat of “travelers diahorrea”; quickly followed by the following three questions: Where is the nearest bathroom? (Just in case.) Will it be a western commode or an eastern squatter? Will there be toilet paper? As a parent with one child … Continue reading Poop
Hello. This site is dedicated to tracking the adventures, and misadventures, of life as a family abroad. The two primary themes for this blog will be looking at life abroad & parenting. Please enjoy. Continue reading Introducing family nomadic
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