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Frozen Ocean Mom

Frozen Ocean Mom

Expat writer gracelessly coping with two kids in Germany and sometimes France

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Still Haunted by Family Separation

           The absence of a parent is unfathomable for a young child. This summer, I went home to visit my … More

expat, love, struggles, travel

Banjo’s Obituary

Banjo died on Monday June 11th at 7:45 PM after gifting 10 wonderful years of his life to the world. … More

animals, expat, loss, struggles

A Bad Egg

            I don’t know what is worse being a sick parent or being a parent with a sick kid.  Being … More

struggles, two under two

Paris Traffic with Kids

Alarms sound in my head. “Warning!  Warning! Two year-old meltdown eminent. Alert! Alert! Baby has surpassed the scheduled feeding time!” … More

breastfeeding, expat, marriage, struggles, travel, two under two

Dear Husband, I Love you in German

Lieber Husband,   I want to tell you how much I love you . . . in German.   ich … More

expat, language learning, love, marriage, struggles

Zwei Tassen Kaffee

Ich möchte, German for “I would like,” flash fires in my ear buds seven times thanks to my handy-dandy Learn … More

expat, language learning, struggles

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I’m a writer and French teacher with a dirty little secret–I hate French cheese. This didn’t stop me from marrying a French man and moving to Germany to start a family with him. One day, I hope to freeze the ocean so that I can ice skate our little monsters, I mean children, to where my heart is in Minnesota. Until that happens this blog will have to do.

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