My first school year abroad taught me more than I expected about resilience, honesty, belonging, and the quiet ways students and counselors carry each other through hard seasons. A reflection on the emotional weight of the end of the year, international school life, and the lessons I’ll carry into next year.

ISCA Prague Trip

Moments from Bled, Slovenia

Moments from Krk, Croatia

A small hello from this season of life. It’s taken time, but we’re starting to feel at home.

One month abroad has already taught us so much about homesickness, belonging, and the joy of small wins. Here’s what the first 30 days have felt like.

The tender reminder that home is not a place, but us.

Finding comfort in the corners of our new life.

One bedtime, one goodbye, one new beginning at a time.

The tender weight of small goodbyes