Like nomads, but with more stuff

Sometimes it really is the simplest things. On my way home today I had to get fruit as all we had were 2 pears or so and a handful of cherr...

The morning I left to take the Foreign Service Oral Exams was well-planned. I needed to leave by 9am to be on the 11:something train, where...

We left on May 1. As we ran to a cafe for a snack in the morning, we were reminded that it's May Day and there's parades on Nevsky...

Any restaurant in the USA can make a decent Caesar salad. Any restaurant in Petersburg can make a decent Greek salad. The converse is not t...

We just got back to Petersburg after a couple of long travel days. I have to be honest, today I am a champion of the rest stop vs. business...

I think I have spent more time working on my e-QIP security clearance stuff - that only matters if I pass but I have to have prepared just ...

So the big cabin working weekend fell on what turned out to be mother's day weekend. The pile of people who were planning to be there fe...

Alex: Benjamin isn't my best friend anymore. Me: What happened? Alex: I asked him if I was the number one helper [at preschool] and h...

I think it got up to 15 or 16 today (Celsius), sunny ... absolutely lovely. And two children who think naps are for losers - at least Zolta...

When Terry came home tonight I kissed him and told him I almost went for my passport today (as in, to leave him and the kids). Let's do...