An American teacher raising two kids in Turkmenistan while rebuilding a life, navigating international education, and figuring out who she is on the other side of enormous change.
What You’ll Find Here
- Life in Turkmenistan and places most travelers never write about
- International teaching beyond the recruitment fairs and brochures
- Parenting, autism, and family life while living overseas
- The messy realities behind major life transitions
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New here? These four pieces will give you the clearest picture of what this blog is about.
- I Got Quiet While Life Got Loud
- The Parts We Don’t Post
- Thailand Was Hard. I’d Do It Again Tomorrow.
- How We Became Globally Mobil
Recent reflections from life abroad:
These are the freshest reflections — long-form, personal, and grounded in real moments of living abroad.
Newest releases
- Postcards from Thailand
- The Journey Part II: Our Journey to Turkmenistan
- We Had 12 Suitcases, 2 Kids, and One Dog. What Could Go Wrong? | Moving Overseas with a Service Dog
- A Normal Tuesday in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
- Nisa: A Place That Remembers
Meet the Writer
I’m Erin. I’m a teacher from rural Tennessee currently living in Turkmenistan with my children. This blog follows the reality behind international teaching, family life abroad, and the unexpected process of rebuilding a life while living halfway around the world.
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📍 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Teaching internationally, raising two children abroad, and writing from the middle of it.