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Amiliya S.

May 17

Experiences

Curly Hair In Japan

When people imagine Japan, I think many people would picture beautiful scenery, anime, bustling cities, and really good food. What some...

Education Overseas: a History of DoDEA Schools

Brynn Lee

Nov 10, 2023

Experiences

Education Overseas: a History of DoDEA Schools

DoDEA schools are a common part of military life for many military kids. They are often a place where we find a community that can relate...

Emily A.

Jun 19, 2023

Moving

365

June 20th will mark one full year of me living in Portugal. One full year of ups and downs, of growing and changing, of steps forward and...

Avery Turner

May 24, 2023

Military Life

Homes Outside the House

I was never one of the kids who could identify a plane during flight, who could name every single squadron, or who could speak of all the...

Avery Turner

Apr 7, 2023

Military Life

"Terrestrial Man"

'Hey, bud, uh, just checking in If actually, if you want, I'm, uh, in between flight We're all flying and I'm gone heading out to the...

Emily A.

Feb 20, 2023

Experiences

Solo

The cold pressing into your seat. The rumbling beneath your feet. The experience of traveling on a plane, from the rolling take-off to...

Cecelia T.

Jan 27, 2023

Moving

Stay Here or Go?

Earlier this year, the U.S. News and World Report named Huntsville, Alabama as the best place to live in America. I had never even known...

Adjusting to America: My Top Three Weirdest Culture Shocks

Loretta S.

Jan 9, 2023

Moving

Adjusting to America: My Top Three Weirdest Culture Shocks

Six months ago, in June, I moved from Camp Humphreys, South Korea, where I'd lived for five years, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for my...

Abby H.

Dec 23, 2022

Military Life

A Military Kid's Christmas Tree

If you celebrate Christmas, what does your Christmas tree look like? Is it color-coordinated with the same type of ornament? Is it hung...

Elisabeth H.

Dec 19, 2022

Moving

The Shock of Culture

Regional, ethnic, religious - thousands of cultures surround our day-to-day lives. They mingle and disperse - little snowflakes in the...

How Being a Military Brat Helped Me Find My Dream Job

Lilly Saint

Dec 12, 2022

Experiences

How Being a Military Brat Helped Me Find My Dream Job

This is the story about how I found my love for real estate as a military brat. Last year, my dad was getting ready to retire and my mom,...

Revelations of a Dutch-American Milteen during the USA-NLD Match

Catherine M.

Dec 5, 2022

Military Life

Revelations of a Dutch-American Milteen during the USA-NLD Match

With a couple tears streaming down my face, I boldly sang the Star Spangled Banner in a murmuring pub in the heart of The Hague. Having...

Cecelia T.

Aug 24, 2022

Military Life

Driving as a Military Brat

Almost exactly a year ago, my family and I moved back to the U.S. from Camp Humphreys, South Korea. The two years we spent overseas...

Katie A.

May 11, 2022

Moving

8 Months of Grieving

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...

Cecelia T.

Feb 9, 2022

Experiences

World Travels: Vacation In Vietnam

My family and I went on a holiday vacation to Vietnam in December 2019. Fortunately, the trip happened just a few months before COVID-19...

Bravo No Longer Means Just Applause, and Why I Will Never Name my Son Charlie

Isaac B.

Oct 5, 2021

Experiences

Bravo No Longer Means Just Applause, and Why I Will Never Name my Son Charlie

“B." “C." Never have two simple letters carried such emotional baggage. When you hear “Bravo," you may be reminded of a time of...

James O.

Jun 23, 2021

Experiences

American vs. "Real" Japanese Sushi

I've been super blessed to live in so many different places, and one of the great things about it is enjoying all different kinds of food....

Loretta S.

May 17, 2021

Moving

Overseas to Stateside

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...

Loretta S.

Mar 10, 2021

Experiences

Shaken But Never Broken

Photo by Douglas Sprott on Flickr I would first like to say that this is not a happy story. This is a story of tragedy, of sadness. This...

Isaac B.

Dec 2, 2020

Moving

Quarantine: A Brown Family Story

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...

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