Raise Your Glass to a Safer, Saner New Year
Everyone everywhere agrees that 2020 has been a bad year in so many ways, so don’t look back, focus on the future, bring it on 2021! With one foot in 2 continents my heart always aches with longings, but when I said goodbye to one country to fly to the other, I endure the tug […]
Ten Ways to Stay Uplifted and Connected This Christmas
Record highs in Covid-19 cases, hospitals across Europe overloaded, healthcare workers on their knees and hearts breaking from being torn apart from families during the holidays. Due to circumstances we should not travel, but must find unique ways to stay connected. Virtual caroling: My daughter a doctor in Minneapolis area will be working over the […]
Happy Thanksgiving 2020 – A Different Kind of Celebration With Same Meaning As Ever
T-giving has always been a day of gathering bounty from fields, sharing with others, and giving thanks. However, this year, due to the pandemic, families should celebrate separately, which to Americans sort of defeats the whole purpose of T-day.
First Time Voting
Even though Biden was officially announced the 46th President of the United States, I remain suspended in space. The free floating anxiety I have felt since Covid outbreak last March lingers because Trump refuses to concede.
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X-Pat, a feisty globetrotter. Teacher, writer, coach, speaker, and trailblazer with the down-to-earth, open-armed persona of The Heartland and a European twist. I have lived in four different countries, speak three languages and raised two bi-cultural kids with one très bon Frenchman. My passion is inspiring courage, breaking barriers, and creating connections.
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