Tag: The Swiss Family Carlson
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Moving is Complicated
It’s been 5 weeks since we left Switzerland for America. First we went to Minnesota for a blissful time with Mark’s parents before Mark had to go back to the reality of DC and work and I drove down to Iowa with the kids to visit my parents and wait for our stuff to arrive…
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The Surreal Nature of Moving
We have moved. Officially. We have given up our keys to our wonderful apartment, tearfully hugged friends who have become family, taken our flight, and are in the United States. I just canceled my Swiss Half-Fare card for the trains. We need to mail our legitimization cards back to some office somewhere now that the…
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Thelma and Louise Find Art and Red Lights
Previously, we ate our way through the streets of Amsterdam. Somethings never change. What else doesn’t change is that we tend to stumble into some of the more interesting parts of a city. Like the alley in the Red Light District where we witnessed a negotiation between a horny 30-something guy and a dark haired…
Mindy Carlson 