In an informal sampling of my expat clients around the world, I asked what bugged them the most about being an expat. Here are some of their pet peeves in no particular order, and my suggestions about how to deal with them. 1. Missing folks at home. For those who have close ties with friends […]

There is the kindest, most caring, sensitive, finest, wonderful teacher I have ever met or known, and her name is Michelle. Michelle is a graduate of the University of Arizona, and she eventually became a science and math teacher in the Phoenix area. Later, she went back to college and also worked as a Lab […]

Number 59 was my favorite kitchen ever. In the back of a quirky Victorian home in London, it fed every part of my creative being (I just didn’t know it at the time). Because it went down a step or two, and had a separate door, it always felt like I was going into another […]