There is a moment early in every move when the new country still feels generous. You notice the good things first. You almost have to. Your mind needs the move to make sense. You have sold furniture, packed boxes, and said awkward goodbyes. You’ve explained your decision to people whoContinue Reading
After leaving more than one country, the question becomes bigger than geography. It becomes a search for order, beauty, stability, and permission to raise a family in peace.Continue Reading
Seattle showed me what happens when a beautiful city loses confidence in basic public order and asks ordinary families to call it compassion.Continue Reading
Los Angeles gave us our first son and the beginning of our family, but it also forced the question every parent eventually asks: is this where we want our children to grow up?Continue Reading
Leaving America was not one dramatic moment. It was a slow loss of confidence in the idea that ordinary families could still build a stable life there.Continue Reading