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It has been about 8 months since I moved to Korea, but it still feels like I just got here. I’m trying not to feel so upset about leaving...

Moving is one of my favorite parts of the military lifestyle, and I have been able to live in some amazing places. However, not all moves...

Remember learning about the five senses in kindergarten? If not, then let this serve as a brief reminder that they are the different ways...

The past two years have revealed more about the resiliency of military kids, and the struggles we face, than ever before. We moved...

Whenever I imagine a world without moving every few years, I see a pretty bleak image. Moving is one of my favorite parts of military...

I’ve always known that my days of moving every few years would eventually come to an end. What I did not know was how natural it would...

I’m in the middle of a PCS right now. Some people reading this article might also be in the middle of a PCS - beginning one, unpacking...

As a military kid, moving overseas is seen as a sort of common experience. Your parent(s) get orders to go across an ocean and you go...

As a young little military brat, I was involved in many different sports and extracurriculars. Softball, gymnastics, volleyball,...

One day, I was scrolling my Instagram page and I stumbled upon a video from a licensed therapist. The video was about things that people...

There they were again: cardboard boxes clumsily held together with scotch tape, wearing and tearing at the corners. The familiar horse...

I just moved to Switzerland, an amazing place to live, but it was my first move without my parents. Not only that, but because of the...

The date was July 2, 2020. After a short bus ride from Osan Air Base, we arrived at Camp Humphreys. My first impression was definitely...

My dad signed his enlistment contract over 20 years ago. Little did he know that this choice would end up shaping my personality and...

I've officially moved. Overseas. For the first time in my life! So the weirdest thing about moving wasn't the actual moving part, the...

On the first day of school at Humphreys High, I was a jumble of emotions. I was fretful, ecstatic, and wary of what awaited me. To me,...

Well, here we are. About to start up school, I am finally a junior. AN UPPERCLASSMAN. WOOHOO. To be honest, I didn’t think I would make...

The phrase “we are moving” will haunt me until my last day on this dreadful earth. Because of PCS season, many military kids have heard...

June 24, 2020 Today, we left for the Washington Dulles International Airport, my family’s first stop on our PCS to Camp Humphreys, South...