15/10/2025
My German husband taught me a new English word recently, and as an Anthropologist, I am shocked that I thought he was talking about a walking style at first (saunter)…..
I continue to be surprised at how I was brought so close back to my ancestral roots. By randomly meeting my now husband on my first day in NYC.
In this picture I am wearing a traditional dress that my grandmother got in Germany during a trip to visit relatives in the 70s. The colors show it was her husbands family and she was Irish at heart. 🍀
Today I prepared for my favorite beaurocratic appointments for the kids passports.
🤨🧐 Still working out how to navigate our status with the companies of the United States of America and Germany, while still moving internationally.
Frankly, I also find it perplexing how our world has become so global and yet we are working with such old systems. Much like school feels so outdated.
It feels like we are in a messy birthing process of a new world order. And many have openly spoken about it in dark and beautiful ways.
I am here to be part of breaking the mold in how we live and move in this world.
It has been nourishing to come back to Germany, learn the language, connect with the earth, go deep on wild and healing plants…. 🌱
And, I feel the messiness of my family being divided across continents and all the extra paperwork that goes with it.
Mentally, it challenges me to flex my organizational muscles. I am the type who gathers it in a pile until a whoosh of energy moves me to hyper organize them.
Emotionally, I choke up when I think I may never see them again. I grew up very embedded in a very large family. I have a good relationship with my parents as an adult.
There is no clear answer on which place is better for us, and I have been living with that question for years.
I suppose the many moves I made as a child and living between divorced parents prepared me for this.
It is a choice that is unfolding, and we cherish having long stretches of time in each place to drop into our networks and enjoy the irreplaceable relationships we have with our people.