"I long, as does every human being, to be at home wherever I find myself."- Maya AngelouBelonging is a fundamental human need. Studies show that it is likely hardwired into our DNA. It is so important to our wellbeing. And yet we fear making new connections, we hold back from reaching out and joining new groups. Sometimes expat friendships form in the blink of an eye in a room…
Not rocket science and not brilliant breakthroughs but I've been running for a few years now and recently realized there are 7 life lessons I've learned through running that are especially pertinent to leading a balanced, happy (expat) life. To back up my thoughts, I polled the Wild Women on the Wall. Their wisdom and learning is included, below.I found that Confucius, the Chinese Philosopher, seems to agree with…
The 12 on 12 trend has been around for awhile. I've participated on social media but never blogged about it so I figured it was time. Time to share 12 photos taken on the 12th of the month. Time to give you a little snippet of us, an insight into a "day in the life" of Anna - as a mom, partner, writer, cook, etc.. This month is special…