June 20 will mark 1 year since we left Mexico and moved back to the United States. People have stopped asking me how the transition is going. And I don’t blame them. We’ve been here for nearly an entire year. We should be all settled in by now, right? But the truth is, in… Continue reading Make Mine an Adventure
Dearest Mexico, You have been our home for nearly 6 years now. In just five days we will move back to the United States, but it’s not because we dislike you. The truth is that we have fallen in love with you. Your bright colors, bold food, and beautiful land and people have stolen… Continue reading Dearest Mexico
It’s a new year. New years are for resolutions, big plans, goals, overarching themes, and what not. I am having a hard time coming up with resolutions for this year. I keep going over this post from last year in my head. Suddenly I feel the need for a grand resolution for this year – something… Continue reading Resolve, Not a Resolution
Excited Scared Anticipative All of these words, these feelings, surround me as I consider what lies ahead. We moved to Mexico 4 and a half years ago – for the learning experience; for the adventure. We said we would be here two years at most. And then we stayed. We moved to another apartment, we… Continue reading Moving Forward
Recently Dave and I have been rereading The Four Loves by C.S. Lewis with a group of friends from our workplace. This is one of my all time favorite books. I think this is the fourth time I have read it. It seems no matter how many times I read it I glean something new… Continue reading Affection
Abby Kitchin 