I moved to Germany from the US with 4 kids. Here, I have a lot more time for myself.

I get asked all the time, “Are you homesick?” And while I do miss my mom and being able to call a doctor for an antibiotic, I don’t miss being in the US.

I’ve learned that home is wherever we are together, and, for now, Berlin is home.

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