Holidays in the USA

For the 2019 holiday season we spent our time in Virginia with Wil’s family. We hadn’t seen them since October of 2018 when Wil was sworn in as an American citizen. Since we last saw them his parents moved out of the country into a smaller home closer to the city and to their oldest…

JoBurg … again ❤️

My 4th time going to JoBurg, didn’t disappoint. If it isn’t obvious by now, I LOVE visiting Johannesburg. ❤️ Any time Wil has to travel there for work, you can bet I will be tagging along to explore more of the city. My routine for trips to JoBurg are pretty much always the same ……

Cameroon 🇨🇲

Our trip to Cameroon has been a loooooong time coming. More so for Wil than for me. In the approx. 20 years that he has been away from Cameroon, he has only been back twice. He has been fortunate to see his biological mother, Elisabeth, several times when she has traveled to the states, and…

#dasisterhood

One of the greatest gifts that came out of our move to Belgium and my time in grad school were 2 women, Jo and ME. By the end of our program we had become #dasisterhood. A name lovingly created by ME, and true to the type of bond we created together and have fostered since….

California Looove 🎵😎

While this past trip to California was both joyous and mournful, it was one of the best times I have had with my family in the Bay. Best for not only the time spent, laughter shared and experiences gained but for the quality of conversations had during a specific ‘Red Table Talk’ with some of…

France 🇫🇷 South Africa 🇿🇦 Mauritius 🇲🇺

Since moving to Nigeria, we have been on the move. In the month that we have “lived” here we have only been physically here for 2 weeks. This nearly 4 week trip continues the trend. I’m grateful that we are able to have a lifestyle and live in a location that allows us the freedom…

Esse caminho pra … São Tomé*

$1 USD = 21.75 São Tomean Dobra (STN) & 1 euro = 24.46 São Tomean Dobra (STN) One of our favourite musicians is Stromae, a Belgian ‘maestro’ who makes really good electric/hip-hop music. Back in 2013 he released a song called “ave cesaria” on his album Racine Carrée. After years of listening to the song…

We’ve Moved … Again

Welp, as I foreshadowed in an earlier post, we have moved again to the vibrant city of Lagos, Nigeria. The 10 months we spent in Accra went by way too fast. I will sincerely miss the city I came to love and the dear friends I made…I’m not sure if Wil can say the same….

Wandering Women Hike: Wli Falls ⛰

One of my good friends and neighbour, Lillian, created a WhatsApp group for women living in Accra to get out and explore the city and country of Ghana. One trip she organised was an overnight hiking trip to the Wli Falls, the highest waterfall in Ghana. It’s about a 4-5hr drive (depending on traffic) north…