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In this blog I will attempt to convey the joys and the trials and tribulations of being a global nomad, by writing short stories or more like snippets in time from my past, experiences I’ve had during my travels, stories about my international family and their colorful and interesting history.
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About me & why this blog?
I have been a traveler all my life. Day one started off on a small West Indian island; St. Kitts & Nevis. My parents then moved me around to Bordeaux, France, Kinshasa and Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly known as Zaire,) and Abidjan in...
The Earthquake
Gaien-Nishi-Dori is it’s usual hustle and bustle. One of the main arteries weaving it’s way around down-town Tokyo. Green, yellow, and black taxis stopping and starting, picking up and dropping off at every corner. Two airport limousine buses are parked outside the...
Catalan Bay, Gibraltar
It was late afternoon. Simon, Mum and I had just got back from spending our usual long day at the beach. We were all finding it difficult to muster up the energy needed to put our skates on for the next part of our day. It had been a typical enjoyable day at Catalan...
A frantic plane ride from Kinshasa, Zaire to Lubumbashi, Zaire
We were being thrown all over the place. Our parents held on to us, squeezing our tiny bodies so tight our very lungs felt like they were about to burst. At least that’s how I remember it. Robby’s memory of that moment was different. He remembers the weird man with...
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Hi! I'm sam
And I am a global nomad
My story is one of movement. I have been a traveler all my life. A third culture kid. A fifth-generation world citizen. An expat lifer. A writer. I am a mother, a wife, a daughter, a sister, a friend, and a home maker.
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