I enjoy visiting home. My husband and I are from the same hometown in Iowa, and most of our family still resides there. I...
I just booked the last trip I will take with my current passport. While I am not normally a sentimental person, I am oddly...
It was my most difficult goodbye. We spent a month leaving jobs and schools; friends and people who had became family; favorite places and...
Imagine this: you are offered the chance to travel the world for 9 months. You can work remotely, thus providing an income during your...
If you have ever been stationed in Japan or had a spouse deployed out here, then you probably know about CoCo’s (Curry House CoCo...
Traveling takes on a whole other meaning when you have to do it with kids. I found myself in this exact predicament when my...
I was 18 years old the first time I moved away from home. And it changed me.
I learned how to live with another female.
As...
I grew up experiencing two different cultures. My mom is American and has English and German origins. My dad is originally Palestinian, but his...
A few months after my first daughter was born, I bought a baby carrier. She always wanted to be held, and it enabled me to...
“Everyone thinks they have the best dog. And none of them are wrong.”
— W.R. Purche
I did have the best dog. His name was Astro,...
On December 6, 2018, my husband burst through our front door much earlier than I was expecting him. He had been on duty all...
My earliest memory of taking photos was when I was 15 years old. I borrowed my dad’s Sony Mavica he used for work. It...
Military Lifestyle
Our Boys Said “Yes” to the ARMY
When our two oldest boys decided that playing baseball for the Red Sox wasn't in the cards, they needed to make a new plan....
