I was recently asked to contribute an article to the expat website World of Expats. This website provides useful information and tips to anyone considering moving overseas on a work assignment. Below is the article I contributed to World of Expats. At the end I provide additional links to the World of Expats site as well as related articles that I have written about expat and … Continue reading Expat Living in London
I met Consuelo two years ago when I first moved to London. The name “Consuelo” means comfort or consolation in Spanish. We met while walking our dogs in our neighborhood. She is a nanny for a family with two children and a handsome black Labrador Retriever. Her dog and mine took an instant liking to each other. Her dog is 11 years old and still … Continue reading Happy Mother’s Day to My Friend Consuelo
Back in September I snuck into one of my posts that I had just joined a women’s beginner running group and that we were in training to do a half-marathon in Bratislava, Slovakia in March of 2013. We are now 3 days away from the big day. I leave to Bratislava today and the run is on Sunday March 24th. Our group of 33 women, … Continue reading The Journey
Little Venice is an area of London located north of Paddington, west of St. John’s Wood, and south of Maida Vale. It is a quaint neighborhood named after Venice in Italy because of its waterways that join together in a small central lake where the Paddington arm of the Grand Union Canal and the Regent’s canal meet. Maya and I take this very scenic walk … Continue reading The Little Venice Walk with Maya
Just a year ago my husband and I were deciding where to live in London. We knew we wanted to be in the city. Our children had been accepted to The American School in London located in St. John’s Wood. We had been to London numerous times and felt that we wanted to look in both Marylebone and St. John’s Wood. It helps to study … Continue reading Finding Housing in London
Navigating the Labyrinth of Life 