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fromBusiness Insider
1 week ago

After 5 years, our family gave up full-time travel and YouTube success. I worry we've messed up the kids.

After years of full-time travel, a child's need to control and personalize a permanent space reveals the psychological importance of stability and belonging for developing minds.
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fromBusiness Insider
1 week ago

I'm a British mom in the US who only connected with other Brits. Now, in my 50s, my closest friends are American.

A British expat's 15-year journey abroad, initially driven by grief, ultimately led to belonging through American friendships rather than connections with fellow Brits.
fromwww.npr.org
4 months ago

Greetings from Johannesburg, South Africa, where spring bursts with jacaranda blooms

Johannesburg, known to locals simply as Joburg, has long been dubbed Egoli, which means "the city of gold" in Zulu. The moniker comes from the gold mines that made it the wealthiest metropolis in Africa. But in spring, in October, the avenues turn purple and the city of gold becomes the city of amethyst. You walk in a sea of violet blooms that cover the sidewalks, and the canopy of tree branches above is a purple haze.
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