A year on…

Tomorrow will be exactly a year since the boys and I travelled back from Chicago after our very first visit. I remember so well what was going on in my mind at the time. I was full of excitements, fears, worries, doubts, certitudes and a To-Do list that appeared...

Being an Expat

This is not the first time I am an expat but when I came to settle in the UK back in 2001 I had never properly settled anywhere else so it was just another place. One that I loved for sure but just another city/country. It wasn’t until I met C and his family,...

It’s been a while…

As we are just entering our 3rd month here in the US I thought I should really take some time to report on the latest… My last entry was near the end of September and that seems so long ago. Since then, the weather has changed, the trees have lost their leaves...

A great end to a week

What better way to end a week than with a pool party and watching my boy play his first football soccer game? Great company, great food, totally amazing surroundings, delicious blueberry mojitos, getting to know new people…