Expat life is all about the comings and goings of friends. People bond unusually quickly, in a foreign country where you crave friendship in English and shared stories of home. It may seem odd to people who haven’t been expats, but it’s true. You cling to each other for dear life. And then, contracts end… Continue reading Saying goodbye to friends: The life of an expat

There is this thing here in the Alpine countries called ski break. Each year in early February, schools break for one or two weeks to allow families time to go on ski trips. Seriously. We asked around and decided that we would go on ski break to Serfaus, Austria, to a fantastic kinderhotel in the… Continue reading Ski break in Austria