Author Archives: Erin

We’re back in Taiwan after eight weeks in the U.S.  (Can you sense the smile on my face as I type?)  Actually, we’ve been back for about two weeks now and I’ve been smiling pretty much the whole time.  Have I ever mentioned how much I love living abroad and the interesting cultural experience thatContinue reading “The Massage That Will Go Down in Infamy”

  I was saddened and disappointed that the Olympic athletes from Taiwan were not allowed to carry their nation’s flag into the Olympic Stadium in the London Opening Ceremonies this evening.  After decades of this kind of treatment, I’m sure that the lovely people of Taiwan are used to this, but I’m not. The OlympicContinue reading “This One’s For You Taiwan”

Our family of SixAbroad will be heading to Amman, Jordan next summer.  I’m sure this next post will provide plenty of fodder for this family of world observers and bloggers.  So stay tuned! Bad news:  I won’t have to wear an abaya in Jordan so I will unfortunately have to continue shaving my legs. GoodContinue reading “Our Next Adventure”

1.  Fourteen year-old boys are an interesting breed.  They are on the brink of manhood, but are still very much little boys.  They like to think that they are very mature, but they continue to whack each other with whatever they can get their hands on–in much the same way they have been doing sinceContinue reading “A Few Observations”

What is right with America can be summed up in two words: Garbage Disposal.  The garbage disposal is the second greatest invention since the wheel. (The first, of course, is the iPad.  Thank you Steve Jobs!) And in my humble opinion, the garbage disposal has to be the most underrated invention of all time. I cannotContinue reading “What’s Right With America”

My father-in-law passed away yesterday.  He was 80 years old.  We think that he knew it was coming, because he and my mother-in-law had been talking about it in the preceding days.  He told her that when the time came, he wanted it to be just the two of them alone.  He didn’t want anyoneContinue reading “An Experience I Will Cherish Forever”

This is a very good question.  And I wish I had an answer.  But alas, I don’t.  However, I do know of some possibilities.  We received our bid list this week.  I wish I could publish it here, but apparently that’s a no-no.  But I do have to say that one of the 30+ possibilitiesContinue reading “Where Are We Going Next?”