Things That Have Made Me Cry…
Pregnancy hormones are a strange thing. They set me on edge. Set my skin on fire and make me crawl inside. I often feel like I am boiling, on the edge of an explosion. I…
More House Yearnings
The more I think about it, the more I realize that it was a good thing our house fell through. Immediately after the house in the village fell through we found a house in the…
Dissecting Dreams
It looks like we will not get the house that we wanted. After almost a year of back and forth with various banks, we finally got our credit approved and were ready to purchase “our”…
The Life of a Writer
I used to think of myself as a writer. It wasn’t just something I did. It was something I was, down to my core. It was a perspective on life and a way of experiencing…
The First Night Alone
Last night I spent my first official night away from Peatuk. Honestly, it was not as bad as I thought it would be, simply because there have been so many nights that he has spent…
Bye Bye Dreads
Getting rid of my dreads this time was difficult. Seriously, honestly, heart-breakingly difficult. This time around, I started my dreads soon after my wedding. In fact, I returned to Turkey from Bulgaria and I stopped…
Traveling is Hard— But the Results Are Amazing
Last week I wrote a blog about our trip to Vienna and I realized that it was mostly complaining. Honestly, I find traveling with a toddler difficult. He has lots of energy until he doesn’t…
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To Vienna and Back Again
This past weekend our family traveled to WordCamp Europe in Vienna. Overall, it was an exhausting trip, and I am starting to question whether I should be taking my child to a conference or (now…
The Second Time Is NOT the Charm
My mother once told me that if it did not result in a baby, she would choose to be pregnant all the time. She was one of those women who glowed through their pregnancy- who…
When Did “Tourist” Become a Bad Word?
Sometime in the past ten years (maybe more) “tourist” has become a bad word. Everyone wants to be a traveler. They all want to claim their wanderlust and no one is a lowly “tourist.” Although…