Six years ago, we lived in Cyprus for one season in Ayia Napa. Best holiday place ever! To be there for soccer…? Not so much. We lived in a touristic area near the beach with white sand and clear blue water. It was just beautiful. Cyprus overall has so much history and nice food to [...]
‘My book of words’
For a couple of months I now have a Chinese friend. We go on fun adventures with our kids. She's lived in the US for many years, but most of the time she still doesn’t know what I am saying in English. And to be honest… I cannot always understand her either! She cannot pronounce [...]
‘The World Cup’
So... the World Cup in Brazil started last week and when your husband doesn't play, it's not a lot of fun to watch these games. But it's on all freaking day! So I can't go around it. It's not only the 90 minute of soccer, NO, they also talk so much before and after these [...]
‘No Turn on Red’
Finally my own bed and environment again. Safe home, well … not exactly safe… The day after I came home from the hospital, I walked to the grocery store and somebody almost ran me over! They drove through the red light, at a speed of at least 40 miles an hour! I cursed, yelled in [...]
‘The Host’
Something happened this week, my daughter was admitted to the hospital.Because its me...it doesn't matter where I am, I always end up in an adventure...so here we are at a hospital in New York.Sophia was taken in for Acute Mastoiditis. We started at the urgent care pediatrics but ended up in the ER. There was [...]
‘American sweetheart’
So the journey began… The first days we were both so excited, everything was new and scary at the same time, especially because of a small setback. We all had an instant camaraderie because of that. We all lived in the same complex building, the teammates and families. But there were some “complications” with the [...]
The Woman Behind the Jersey 