Schools and Violence – A Sad Reflection on Society
I don’t want to write about it; I don’t want to think about it…yet the pictures haunt me. Every parent holds dear images of watching little ones skip off to school or dropping the inert lump, our adolescents, at the gym door before practice. We have state of the art learning centers, sports fields, theaters […]
New Year Resolutions – What I am NOT Going To Do in 2013
I am not going to get sick. No sore throat, flu, sniffles. Not going to moan about getting older, even on my birthday. Or groan about going to work, when fortunate to have a job. Complain about cleaning a house that I am lucky enough to co own. (along with the bank) Get organized. Realistically […]
French Wedding Is All About the Food
A French wedding is less about the pomp and ceremony and more about the food, especially in Normandy, the northeastern region of France that offers land and seas finest fare. A cold, grey weekend in December, we attended my nephew Ben and Lea’s wedding at the mayor’s office in Le Havre, an industrial city dominated […]
Christmas Homecoming
It is rare when we can coordinate the time and distance between a dozen careers, three states and two countries to share a few moments as family. Christmas happens whenever we can get together. When I first moved to Europe, I missed being home for the holidays and before my baby’s first birthday, I bundled […]
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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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