Looking back at 2013

I've been reading other expat blogs and have realized that our crazy 2013 is "normal" in our peer group. It feels familiar to be in limbo and constantly on the go. What feels strange is looking forward to 2014 and seeing a more settled life. We don't have any more exotic international trips planned other than to Canada and we might even buy a house and unpack our things from storage. We could have [gasp] a fixed address. I am simultaneously allured and alarmed by this. I have part of me that yearns for a home. I was once a little girl whose heart was broken every time my family moved. But now I'm a woman who needs a lot of travel to feel alive. A happy medium could be having a home but still traveling a lot and perhaps taking on shorter overseas assignments (1 year seems like a very doable length). I want our son to experience other cultures and be aware of the world he lives in but I also want him to belong as I never really did. How this will play out will keep us guessing for years to come.

Now back to my highlights of 2013