Our Journey
I’ve always found inspiration in the developing world where the pace is slow and the people have so little. Usually it’s the strength and resilience in the women that I admire the most. However on [...]
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Why I created HipMum
I believe women in general are extraordinary, but mothers (not to blow my own trumpet) never cease to amaze me. As the proud mother of four incredible little people (ages 8,6,3, and 1) I understand [...]
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Compassion, perspective… and some sanity.
April 5, 2012
I am receiving more and more emails asking about our decision to move our family to Nicaragua. It seems I’m not the only one out there who is feeling challenged with with the excess and [...]
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First time parents
February 15, 2012
I find it so amusing when I think of how precious we are as first time parents. The books, the magazines and the websites that we pour over to find the right answers to [...]
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The Power of Giving
December 19, 2011
One of the most common desires for many people in Nicaragua is to own a computer and have the ability to connect to the Internet. Ironically the prices for electronics are crazy expensive here and [...]
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Feliz Halloween
November 2, 2011
I was shocked to hear how many billions of dollars Americans spend on Halloween each year. When I think about the picture perfect neighborhood we previously lived in and the amount of decorations and candy [...]
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The best birthday ever – for us all
October 26, 2011
Two weeks after arriving in Nicaragua my daughter turned 9. Being at an age where her friends are just starting to become important to her I was a tad bit worried that her birthday may [...]
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Things I’ve discovered I can happily live without
October 17, 2011
The Hairdryer As I was packing our entire life into 5 suitcases I learned that American Airlines had a new policy about overweight luggage on international flights. No longer was it a price per pound [...]
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Back to School
October 1, 2011
One of our goals here was to immerse ourselves into the language, so my 2 girls and I attend a wonderful language school each day from 8am-12pm where we each have our own teacher. It’s [...]
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Camp out
September 20, 2011
Last night was hot. Well actually most nights are hot but last night we decided to have a camp-out on our balcony. Instead of listening to the roar of the fans in our rooms we [...]
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Together again
September 18, 2011
Our reunion with the kids from NPH felt like a beautiful home-coming. As I watched my girls bolt towards the kids and greet them with hugs and excitement I was overcome with emotion. To be [...]
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The house on the hill
September 16, 2011
We’ve been here a week and it feels like we’ve done so much – each day in Nicaragua brings a new adventure, a challenge overcome and a feeling of gratitude to be experiencing this with [...]
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