Author: Violeta

When we first became parents we were eager. Eager for the whole package.

When emotions run rampant, how do we exercise self-control?

There is something wildly different this trip. And it’s not the verbose 4 year old kid. It’s us. It’s me.

We knew this transatlantic trip will be life changing for Jaclyn. And for us alongside with her. At this age she receives everything most naturally. And I hope this childish bravery, flexibility and adaptability will never disappear from her DNA.

The most challenging part by far as a parent is the constant interruption. Working from home doesn’t help either. There are so many things that we’ve adjusted and adapted, and there are so many more up ahead to work on as we go.

It’s a sunny and warm Sunday morning. It’s mid December but we are in California. I wake up tired as the evening before I worked till 10 pm. The house was all asleep when I got home from work Saturday night.

I vividly remember certain conversations with a handful of customers. I remember the exact spot where we were sitting, and what we were working on.

Talking about yourself comes naturally here in California. People open up to me at work, and I feel at ease talking about myself to practically strangers.

Whose house do you feel most welcomed in?

Driving up to San Francisco in Dad’s Volkswagen. Road trips are so familiar to us, but this particular drive brings back memories and makes us feel so grateful for the little girl we have, dozing off in the back. She is content, watching the tall exotic greenery alongside the windy and very wide highway. The…

Do we take our kids on big trips? Will they remember them? Is the hassle worth the outcome? In my heart I respond to all three: Yes!

Work. Work nights and weekends during a trip of a lifetime, the first visit back home (my adult life home) with our new daughter.