It just takes time
She’ll be right
Hard to say goodbye
Different Priorities, Different Results
A taste of Asia
Whether to stay in NZ
Deciding whether to stay in NZ or move back to the US.
Asia Rocks!
The Little Man
Running a business from 8500 miles away
A week in a campervan… well almost
5, 4, 3, 2, 1… BUNGEE!
Bungee jumping in Queenstown
A Global Perspective (on Doctoring)
I’ve recently returned from a trip to Sydney Australia and SMACC, one of the premier emergency and critical care conferences in the world now in its 7th and final iteration.
Sports, sports, and also … sports
Biscuit: a cookie, a tube, or both?
New School, Same me
Accidents Will Happen
Sharing our secret
Behavioral Changes
End of Summer
Vacation in Oz
Sydney For A Week
An Irwin Visit
After the Holidays
A Polynesian Christmas
Christmas… and Summer?
Outdoor Adventures!
School’s Out for Summer
Go with the flow
Learning to adjust from a private DC school kid to school and life in NZ.
I ♡ Wellington!
A NZ Halloween
Getting over perfect
Spring Break In NZ!
Good Living
Rational Care
Auckland Adventure Week!
Whale of a time!
Change is the easy part
Straws Suck
The kindness of strangers
Our tropical vacation
Out of the way
Roadie to Rotorua
Off to Sea!
Small Town Living in Gizzy
The anxiety of motherhood
No, I am not ah leavin’
My first time tramping
First ED shift
See you in the ARVO
Withdrawal
Here we are
Crossing the Equator
First Thoughts
Southern Hemisphere, here I come!
It’s time.
Hi, I’m Lucas.
Reprogramming
The Corner
The third trimester
Oh. I get it. (Maybe.)
Big decision. Even bigger decision-making process.
Are you coming with me, crazy?
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By Lucas / 15 August 2018
Roadie to Rotorua
After our tramp up to Cooks Cove, we have had a pretty tranquil couple of weeks. School is good...

By Frederique / 07 August 2018
Safe
Julien looked at me the other day and told me that he didn’t need any NERF guns here because bad...

By Chloe Irwin / 06 August 2018
Off to Sea!
Last week I went on a very interesting field trip to a Maori boat called a Waka. A Waka is a large...

By Jesse Irwin / 03 August 2018
Small Town Living in Gizzy
Funny story from this week - I was out surfing on a nice brisk winter morning, when an older...

By Frederique / 31 July 2018
The anxiety of motherhood
For starters, thank you to all of you for the thoughtful emails and messages in response to my...

By Chloe Irwin / 30 July 2018
No, I am not ah leavin’
Hi guys. I made it through my first week of school. Everyone at school is very nice, and the New...

By Lucas / 29 July 2018
My first time tramping
Today is Sunday, and school has been going great! I’ve made some friends who have been helping me...

By Jesse Irwin / 24 July 2018
First ED shift
First Shift! Even on the other side of the world, the ED currency of goodwill for nurses and...

By Lucas / 22 July 2018
See you in the ARVO
I’m on a three hour long car ride home from a tennis tournament in our huge van and we’re trying...

By Frederique / 19 July 2018
Withdrawal
I underestimated what it would feel like to move somewhere where I know no one. And by no one, I...

By Chloe Irwin / 19 July 2018
Here we are
I can’t believe that school starts on Monday. That means I only have three days left of summer. At...

By Frederique / 13 July 2018
Crossing the Equator
Chloe turned to me yesterday and said, “It’s not that hard to get to the other side of the world,...

By Jesse Irwin / 12 July 2018
First Thoughts
I was going to make my first contribution to this blog an attempt at answering the big questions...

By Chloe Irwin / 03 July 2018
Southern Hemisphere, here I come!
Hi! I’m Chloe. I am 11 years old, and I have been going to the same school since kindergarten. So...

By Frederique / 01 July 2018
It’s time.
The pieces are falling into place and our move is upon us. Lucas, Chloé, and Julien have finished...

By Lucas / 26 June 2018
Hi, I’m Lucas.
Hi, I’m Lucas, and I have a pretty exciting adventure that I am going to share with all of you...

By Frederique / 24 June 2018
Reprogramming
The other night I was chatting with my neighbor, who was offering to introduce me to the wife of...

By Frederique / 10 June 2018
Grateful
Almost every day, I laugh with women about how bad we are at asking for help. The five word kiss...

By Frederique / 13 May 2018
The Corner
Something shifted this week. Perhaps it was the people walking through my house, talking about how...

By Frederique / 23 April 2018
The third trimester
There are less than 90 days until we leave. I am in a full on panic. The kind where...

By Frederique / 16 April 2018
Oh. I get it. (Maybe.)
Perception is a funny thing. You can spend a whole day just trying to manage it; in...

By Frederique / 09 April 2018
Big decision. Even bigger decision-making process.
The discussion has been underway for years, maybe even as long as we’ve been together....

By Frederique / 01 April 2018
Are you coming with me, crazy?
For years I have wondered: ”What if I didn’t live in Washington, DC? Would I still be...
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