Our homes are living journals, open to be read by people invited across the threshold. Enjoy a snippet of one of my favorite spots in ours!

The Audubon Zoo called and we answered!

It must be the excitement-the desire to not miss a single moment of being home. That's the answer I gave my friend Holly (another expat)...

Before Madeline leaves I had to bring her to K-pop central within Tokyo! Welcome, y'all, to Shin-Okubo.

This year my family leveled up with the most on point Mother's Day gift: a virtual outdoor detective adventure as we try to catch a killer!

One week, five things. Listing five things I've enjoyed or appreciated during the past seven days. Welcome to Five Things!

One of the great joys in living in Japan is being able to observe their holidays and festivals-and there are a lot. Some are a little...

When I think of the businesses hit hard by COVID, my mind tends to go to a few of the obvious places: small businesses, the performing...

There are many gifts in being an expat. In Japan, our family's experience has been one of encouragement; to enjoy the food and drink,...

Can you have enough good luck? Would you participate in a local, traditional pilgrimage if it meant you might be extra blessed? Maybe...