Dhahran, Saudi Arabia! We are very excited and looking forward to living in a place so different than the one we call home. Before I write a little bit more about the mechanics and logistics of how we were paired with Saudi Arabia, I’d like to share a few facts about our new host country. …
One of the hardest parts about leaving home, was leaving behind family. And while technology is awesome and allows us to text, call, FaceTime, and use Facebook Portal with family members, its just not the same as being with them in person. So from the moment we got to our apartment in January we had …
Here’s another blog post that starts out with “back when we used to live out here.” I think that one of the upsides about moving to the National Capital Region (Washington Metro, DMV – District of Colombia, Maryland, Virginia) is the ability to go to many of the places that used to be very accessible …
I want to address any potential misconceptions about the title of our blog. You know, the part where it talks about “the food we eat?” Other than the post about Oysters and The Wharf, we really haven’t talked about the food we’ve been eating. That’s not at all because this part of the world doesn’t …
When we moved to Pennsylvania in 2015 we knew that one of the places we would try to frequent as much as possible would be Washington DC. It was only an hour and half from our house so we went as much as we possibly could, checking out all of the well known memorials, Arlington …
We’ve been in Arlington going on four weeks now. Something to know about both of us: WE LOVE OYSTERS. When we used to live in PA, one of our other favorite day trips was Annapolis, MD. The Maryland State House and the area down by the harbor was such an awesome destination. The Maryland State …
I’ve considered myself a hobby runner for a few years now. Running has always been something that I’ve never hated, but not always enjoyed. I was pretty quick as a little kid and I think it just stuck with me. I never ran competitively in high school or college, but opted for soccer and tennis …
Joel didn’t officially get sworn in until the Tuesday after we got here, so that Monday we used to shop for essentials and food. We started the morning off at Target, I mean honestly, where else would you go? And as luck would have it, we live literally right across the street from a Target, …
We left for DC on the morning of Friday January 14th. To be honest we set our expectations super low with how traveling in a car with our 18 month old would be. All we wanted to do was make it to Indianapolis the first night and Pittsburgh the second night. This would leave us …
Road tripping with a toddler! Getting to Arlington. Read More »
The start of a transition Joel received the offer for the State Department job the end of October while attending a Chinese Language Camp. I was alone at home with Naomi and we were given 6 days to decide what we wanted to do. Mind you, Joel wasn’t going to be home until after those …
