About Us

We are a mixed US/German family of six, serially living the Expat life.  We have lived together, with more and more children, in Washington/DC, Belgrade/Serbia, Bucharest/Romania, Yerevan/Armenia, Fladungen/Germany, Chisinau/Moldova.  We spent some time in Ramallah/West Bank, went on to Pristina/Kosovo, Dushanbe/Tajikistan, back to Chisinau and then on to Almaty/Kazakhstan. At the moment, we are back in Germany, waiting for the next gig.

We have three boys and one girl, ages 15 through 21.  They are normal kids with normal problems - we battle food pickiness and bullies at school, we have arguments about screen privileges, we have temper tantrums and teenage behavior, drama at uni and jobs.  And we have the not-so-normal problems -  crossing notorious Qalandia checkpoint into Jerusalem, earthquake drills, learning new languages, settling into new schools. Talking customs officers into releasing your box of books from Amazon.  Dealing with a party phone line and dial-up Internet service.  Getting out of a country before they start shooting up the protesters in the streets. Finding coffee beans and lactose-free milk. Moving, again and again. 

I would not say we've seen it all -- because then, why keep doing this?  We have seen a lot, though, and we're always happy to see more.  And we love to share our experiences and help those who are new to this game.

So come with us on our adventures around the world.