Chengdu- Pandas, Peppers, and Buddhas oh my!
Well here I am again, massively delayed in writing this post. I won’t say I am sorry because man it’s just been hectic, as we moved into our new apartment for the next 2-3 years and all the things that go along with that, which led straight into the Christmas Season. Phew.
All that to […]
Hello from Beijing! It’s your “International Nabers” here restarting our blog with our newest move to Beijing, China.
First let me address the fact that I still have yet to even write about our move to Beijing, which was a little over 2 months ago now….I am working on that intense one which is […]
Recently my husband and I took our very first vacation together- WITHOUT KIDS!! I mean, we had done 1-2 nights without them but always within a quick drive. This trip was 4nights/5days in ANOTHER COUNTRY! Woohoo, over 4 years in the making (including while pregnant with our first cause lets be honest, it’s just not […]
It’s been over 6 months since I found out I was pregnant with our “surprise” baby #3 and about 5 months since I lost our sweet angel. I’m not the first woman to ever suffer a miscarriage, nor will I be the last. I also know I’m not alone in the feelings I have, this […]
A reflection: Our 1yr Anniversary of Repatriating to the USA
It’s astounding to think that just over 1 year ago we were arriving into the Indianapolis airport from our big move across the world in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia the Thursday before Memorial Weekend, with 2 very tired kids in tow, and us as aching parents from a long 30+ hour journey. How […]
Repatriation & Toddlers….how our girl is managing her new life stateside
It’s officially been a year since we have left Malaysia and I can finally say that I think my daughter may be coming out of whatever trance the repatriation roller coaster had on her….well, the repatriation roller coaster coupled with being TWO that is.
Having never been an expat prior to this experience, thus never […]
A couple months ago our baby boy Mac turned ONE. Amazing….seriously, does anyone else feel like time these days is flying by at warp speed?! Does this happen when you turn 30? Or when you become a parent? Or when you have little ones in the house- all.day.long.?? Or is it just a […]
My New Crossroads: An Identity Crisis
Let me start with a little bit about me. I’ve always been an emotional person, I mean, I AM female- lol! But in all seriousness, its taken me many years in my adult life to look at my God given gift of emotional awareness as a positive, and not a negative. What this does mean though […]
The Repatriation RollerCoaster: Reverse Culture Shock
Well it’s officially been over 6 months since we’ve repatriated to the USA from Malaysia and honestly, I’m not sure where the time has gone; I mean heck, I’m not sure what my name is most days, let alone where I live!
But let me back up for a second and quickly talk about the […]
The 4 Stages of an Expat, as experienced by your International Nabers
“They say” there are 4 stages of being an expat: 1- The Honeymoon Stage, 2- Homesickness/Complaining Stage, 3- Coping with Your new Normal, & 4- Living with Acceptance.
3 + years later, now having returned to our home country of the USA and having experienced all 4 stages while abroad, I feel like I can […]
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