For those of you wondering where I have been, I'm still around. I could have never imagined I would live to see everything I am seeing out in the world today. I have been home "sheltered in place" since March 25th while watching the world in chaos around me. I am grateful that I have... Continue Reading →
Where to call home – Torn between two Countries
I'm not sure if any of you have ever been torn between two countries and have had to deal with the decision on which one to call home. Well, I have. When I lived Greece, I would travel back and forth every three months, stay for about six weeks and then return again. During that... Continue Reading →
Mr. Disappointment is so negative about her going to Greece for a year
When I told my daughter of the idea I had of her spending a year overseas in Greece, she was ecstatic to say the least. She had already been telling me prior to us contacting the foreign exchange program that she was already ready to return. I cannot even describe what her face looked like... Continue Reading →
Foreign Exchange Student Part 2
Well, I received the email with the attached documents and just as I had suspected it was all there in writing... Interview and application handling fee (committee costs); Two student weekends (space rental, food, room, transportation costs, activities for student & committee); Student/Parent orientation (space rental, materials and food); copies and postage, committee resources, training... Continue Reading →
She has always wanted to be Foreign Exchange Student
My daughter has been talking about becoming a foreign exchange student for as long as I can remember. She had done some extensive research prior to leaving for her summer to Greece. Upon her return, we contacted the Rotary club to get information needed since applications go through them. The lady finally returned my call... Continue Reading →
A strong woman looks a challenge dead in the eye and gives it a wink
For as long as I can remember, I have always been the type of woman to say "bring it on" to the higher power each and every time things have went wrong. I welcomed the challenge. A few weeks ago, me and my daughter were in a discussion about her friends from school and one... Continue Reading →
The end of Christmas as we know it
I have been wanting to write this for a week but I have been a little down due to the holidays and knowing now that Christmas will never be the same. My daughter informed me the Friday before Christmas that she no longer believed in Santa and that she had planned to tell me on... Continue Reading →
Watched an R rated movie with my Daughter for the first time
As you know, my daughter is 15 and loves to read. She reads all kinds of novels, except for romance. However, last night she told me about a movie that came out on a book she had just read and wanted to us to watch it together. All she told me was that it was... Continue Reading →
Keeping a Journal and looking back
When my daughter returned from Greece, after her long summer there, memories of us as a family and our time together came flooding back to me. I have been in deep thought for a while now and the reason why I've been absent from this blog. For as long as I can remember, I've kept... Continue Reading →
How deep was your love?
In my first marriage, we got together for reasons not involving love. I was 18 at the time and knew it was time to jump ship. This was the first cross roads in my life that I had encountered. There were two paths. One would have been a path to self destruction, and the other... Continue Reading →
Fever inside the Storm 