Where have I been???

That's a loaded question…

 Physically I have been here. Mentally, I was home… for a long time. I think after three years, I am at peace with being here in the Netherlands. It's not that I haven't liked it here. Besides the weather, I really do think we have created a wonderful life for ourselves here. The school is wonderful, the people more so. I miss my family.
 Expat life is wonderful and hard and confusing all at once. Wonderful because we are getting to experience different cultures as we travel and right here in our own school and town. Hard because there is so much heartache and guilt being away from your family. What if something happens to one of them? I can't be there quickly. Confusing because at some point, after being away for so long, it is tough to answer that question "where are you from?".
 There is a dark side to expat life that many don't speak of - being in limbo, neither here nor there, a nomad like life. That being said - the peace that we all feel this year is a blessing. We feel as if we can call this "home".

Which probably means we will move back, right??? Lots of love :)