Category Archives: Foreign exchange students

U.N. Moments and the ABCs of Me.

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

(<–The U.N. and friends in Canada: Sec. Gen far right; Ninja/China 3rd from Rt; stylin’ Denmark 4th from Rt; and U.S., 5th from Rt) Note for new readers: Our family took in two foreign exchange students this year. Denmark is … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blog, Blogging, Daily Observations, Foreign exchange students, Freshly Pressed, High School, how blogs work, Humor, Mothers, Musings, Parenting, Sarcasm, Writing | Tagged ABC Blog Award, Awesome Blog Content award, blogging, exchange students, Humor, parenting teens, Tales from the Motherland, The U.N., writing | 15 Comments

Busted!

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

<– “These colors don’t run; but we do. We are a family that got our Nexus cards a long time ago. With a son attending high school in Vancouver, at the time, there was no way we were going to … Continue reading →

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Posted in 9/11, Blog, Car trips, Foreign exchange students, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Life, Mothers, Musings, My world, Parenting, road trip, Sarcasm, travel, Writing | Tagged Border patrol, British Columbia, Canada, crazy travel stories, Humor, Immigration, Nexus, Tales from the Motherland, US-Canada border | 10 Comments

Sound Bites from the U.N. and Baby Steps.

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

It’s been two weeks since Mom died, and I am still trying to catch my breath. It’s strange how I worked on a sort of auto pilot for two+ months, working on the manuscript, keeping our house running, and sitting … Continue reading →

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Posted in Awareness, Beauty, Blog, Daily Observations, Death, Death of parent, Dying, Foreign exchange students, High School, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Life, Mothers, Musings, My world, Parenting, Personal change, Teens, Writing, Yoga | Tagged blogging, Carol's Daughter products, death of a parent, Humor, reflection, self-awareness, Tales from the Motherland, Teens, The U.N., transformation, writing | 8 Comments

Tales From The Motherland has been awarded the Versatile Blogger Award!

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

Happy New Year and something to smile about: My blog was awarded the Versatile Blogger Award! I have Vivian Kirkland at Positive Parental Participation to thanks for that. Having checked out some of the other blogs that have won this, … Continue reading →

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Posted in Awareness, Blog, Death of parent, Foreign exchange students, Humor, Musings | Tagged blogging, death of a parent, Humor, Life changes, Musings, New Year, older kids, parenting, Tales from the Motherland, versatile, Versatile Blogger award | 13 Comments

All Kinds of Mayhem at the U.N.

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Dawn Quyle Landau

Life at the U.N. has been one hilarious, exhausting, outrageous ride lately… Chaos, mayhem, loads of humor, abound. Personally, I am absolutely convinced that reality TV could not make some of this stuff up; it would be a ratings bonanza. … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blog, Daily Observations, Foreign exchange students, High School, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Life, Mothers, Musings, My world, Parenting, Sarcasm, Teens, The U.N. | Tagged blog, board games, China, Denmark, Foreign exchange students, Humor, Monopoly, Musings, parenting, Teens, The U.N., video games | 3 Comments

The Middle: Head To Your First Period Class!

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Dawn Quyle Landau

Note: I’ve gotten numerous requests for more posts (a positive thing, and thanks to those who’ve asked), but I’ve been trying to figure out how to best make that happen and not lose my mojo here. As I’ve said before: … Continue reading →