In the reality I lived in previously, just four months ago, today is the day that familynomadic were to board a plane and depart Skopje for the US for an amazing five week vacation. We were going to bounce around from southern California to northern New York, visiting grandparents, swimming in the ocean, boating on the lake, going to at least three amusement parks, enjoying … Continue reading Magic of Brotherhood
Did you hear that? He said, “I can’t breathe.” He said the he could not breathe multiple time. Did you hear that? It was the silence of death. It was the silence of decades of silence from those in power, from those safe in their whiteness, the silence of a system geared to grind the black and brown of the world into the pulp that … Continue reading I Can’t Breathe
I now live in a parallel universe where the magical world of Harry Potter is alive and well. Every day is full of Quidditch matches in the yard, magical duels in the house, and an unceasing litany of preference questions regarding every last detail of the fictional world created by J.K. Rowling. Last January, as the pollution levels rose higher and higher, Momma S and … Continue reading The Year of Potter
In theory, this blog is supposed to be about parenting abroad. Instead, lately is has largely functioned to provide selected anecdotes of the various “adventures” that we embark on while living abroad. This is primarily for two reasons: 1) even though we are publishing a blog; we still have a need to maintain privacy 2) I have found parenting (abroad or domestic) to be a … Continue reading Ramblings of a Lovesick Daddy D
In my head, Makta Canyon is my favorite place near Skopje. Stunning natural beauty, numerous hiking options, boating, kayaking, caves, idealic canyon perched restaurants and yummy macchiato…Makta Canyon has it all and is only 20 minutes (driving) from my door. In reality, my visits to Makta Canyon are flavored with the uniqueness of the Brothers K and M. So the above description becomes: stunning natural … Continue reading Makta Morning
Mist rolling off cold canals, drifting up through the rigging of moored ships held fast near the colorful stone and brick eighteenth century buildings of Nyhavn. I, sitting at a table with a cold ale in my hand, my lovely wife warm under a provided wool blanket, and the rich smell of fish and chips wafting in on us as we watch the sun set … Continue reading Copenhagen: A Family Getaway
During a celebratory dinner last night for the successful conclusion of a conference I was working on, it came up that I used to SCUBA dive. While I would prefer not to use the verb phrase “used to”, the last time I went SCUBA diving was when I visited Belize in 2003. It is really hard to say that I still dive when it has … Continue reading Love Vanquishes SCUBA
I was waiting for Momma S to get M down for the night and playing some games of tic-tac-toe with K. I took a break to get a glass of water and when I came back into the living room K hit me with: – I don’t want you to get dead. – (stunned silence) What? – I don’t want you to get old or … Continue reading An Unexpected Conversation
“How many Easter Bunnies are there? Is it the same Easter Bunny here as there is in Sweden?” These were the two questions that greeted me this morning as soon as K woke in our hotel in Skagen, Denmark. Now, these questions should not have been too terrible to field if it wasn’t for the recent conversation between my wife and I regarding the Easter … Continue reading A Bunny Conundrum
This is the long awaited sequel to European Family Vacation Pt 1: Bavarian Alps. We are out of the highlands and down in the lower Bavarian farm land. Our center of operations was the delightfully medieval town of Dinkelsbuhl. And this was a great place to base ourselves out of!! The town seems to come directly out of an old medieval story; its the type … Continue reading Family European Vacation Pt 2: Dinkelsbuhl and Environs
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