I don’t even know where to begin but first things first, I need to apologize for the insanely long absence. Since April we have been on departure-arrival mode and after visiting so many places and so many friends. We have now moved to Virginia and left South- East Asia. We are no longer in Jakarta … Continue reading
Since we first moved to South East Asia over 4 years ago I started to realize that I would always be “farang” or “bule” or “foreigner”, call it what you may, to all the locals. This categorization due to my looks immediately led to some great things, some not so great (getting the special foreigner … Continue reading
Do any of you moms out there ever question your decisions when it comes to raising kids? Have you ever struggled with defining what cultural norms to follow if you are living in a multicultural place? We live in globalized world, after all and it’s not always easy to figure out how to give our … Continue reading
Adventures I’ve been a bit disconnected from my computer these past few weeks. This has been an awesome time to spend with my family and my friend who is visiting from Mexico via Japan. We visited Puncak for a few days and were able to relax and just have a nice time with the boys. … Continue reading
It looks like we are back (almost)! I got my new computer last week the only problem is that I haven’t been able to install any programs because I got a MacBook Air and it doesn’t have a CD drive!!! I’m working on downloading stuff back in but it’s taking a while with my very … Continue reading
Or rather, crash and drown! That’s the state of my computer right now! My absence in the blogshpere has not been a premeditated one but instead one caused by a very unfortunate accident where the Air Conditioner decided to cry a river over my computer and drown it to death. The good news is that … Continue reading
I’ve given you a glimpse at what my life has been like the past few weeks. I have felt a bit unsettled and out of touch with blogging and with life in general. We were gone for about three months and came back to Jakarta only to find our routine as we knew it had … Continue reading
Stumble Abroad 