What a strange and odd feeling, to stay in one place, and raise a child in one city. I have no idea how to react to things on the playground, to other Mother’s, to wrap my head around the nuances, the feeling, oh the feelings! Having been raised everywhere, and feel like I am from …
Via Somewhere along the line, I learned that the word Diplomat was a taboo word, a career that no one really wanted to know about, at least the truth about, or a vocation that people knew existed, but had some bizarre notion of what the life of a Diplomat really was. In the news, friends, …
When it comes to a bubble, and you attempt to scramble to get your headspace going, clearing your mind, calming the emotions. You breathe deeply, in and out, in and out. You count each breath, concentrating on relaxing each muscle… It is too late, the tears flow, the sobs start, and you can’t stop. You …
Let’s just simplify things a bit, there is a lot of information out there, but my favourite simplification is this, Anxiety is basically having too many feelings, almost like and overload of them all at once. Why is this so important to recognize? Kids suffer from anxiety more than we realize, just sit in a …
Let’s just get it out there, most Canadian Diplomats don’t celebrate Thanksgiving abroad, I know, sounds strange, but here are the facts; each mission abroad has to take into account the local holiday’s as well as their own National holiday’s. Usually thanksgiving isn’t given a long weekend like it is in Canada, as there can …
My old rag doll sits with a small pleated skirt, it is a faded white silk with peach flowers and an elastic waist. It has been my rag dolls attire for so long, I never knew where the little skirt came from, I just had an assumption that there was no story. Only a few …
At the age of 10, I became addicted to gymnastics. I didn’t have the body, I was too tall, and a little awkward, but I could run, and get height for tumbling. We were living in the Philippines, and my life had turned upside down. New country, new school, new friends, and my Father all …
When I find a book that is this good, I must share! This is not a typical cottage light read, but is a must read regardless. As someone who often writes about PTSD, and the strangeness that is the Diplomatic Tribe. Sebastion Junger so eloquently puts a focus on the human need to be part …
At some point during my youth, my parents thought it was a great idea to introduce the family to the great outdoors. My Mother had grown up with a cottage, and my Father, well, he grew up having had some pretty wild adventures. I guess they thought that we needed them too. After 6 years …
My first days at boarding school were a blur of tears and panic. I would quietly make my way to the shared bathroom in the girls dorm, and weep in a stall. It was one of the most isolating times of my life. Usually when going through culture shock, I had the privacy of my …
