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March 6, 2015March 6, 2015 Tracy

Transitions

Life in General, Living Overseas, Yangon

Some transitions are harder than others. Becoming a parent was a huge challenge for me. Isn’t it for everyone? One day, you have all the freedom in the world. The

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November 3, 2014 Tracy

Things I’ll Miss

Addis Ababa, Living Overseas

I was browsing the New York Times this morning while drinking my coffee and came across this article from the local section about how actress Amy Ryan spends her Sundays

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July 20, 2014 Tracy

Top 5 Things We Love About Addis

Addis Ababa, Life in General, Living Overseas

I woke up at noon today (after 14 hours of sleep), grateful to have survived the long trip back to Ethiopia. When the girls woke up at 2:30 pm (after 16.5

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July 17, 2014 Tracy

ALL THE CHEESE

Addis Ababa, Living Overseas

Last summer, as we prepared for our move to Addis, I wrote to our social sponsor to ask if she would like us to bring her anything from the United

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June 13, 2014June 13, 2014 Tracy

Rainy Season Escape

Addis Ababa, Living Overseas

We’ve been doing post research lately because we’ll probably move to a new country in 2015. Yes, already. It seems like we just got here, right? I’m just getting used

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January 2, 2014January 2, 2014 Tracy

Salaam

Addis Ababa, Living Overseas

I’ve worked with people from all over Africa, and the one thing I can generalize about is the importance they place on greetings. Ethiopians are no exception. My very first

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December 11, 2013December 11, 2013 Tracy

Love Thy Neighbor

Addis Ababa, Life in General, Living Overseas, Pretoria, Rome

The death of Nelson Mandela last week wasn’t exactly unexpected, but it still makes me sad and I can’t get it out of my head. I feel like I should

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December 7, 2013December 18, 2013 Tracy

Life Is Not Fair

Addis Ababa, Living Overseas

Our car finally arrived this week, and we’re so happy to have some freedom to explore Addis. We spent the morning at the Embassy where Charlotte played on the playground,

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November 13, 2013November 13, 2013 Tracy

Driving Miss Tracy

Addis Ababa, Living Overseas

I hired a driver three mornings per week, just until our car arrives, so that I can take Charlotte to preschool and run errands. Wondessen is a very safe driver;

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November 12, 2013November 12, 2013 Tracy

Addis

Addis Ababa, Living Overseas, Photography

I went to a Broads Abroad meeting for expat women this morning and met some really great women from all over the world (in fact, I have a lunch date

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