About

We didn’t mean to become nomads ourselves but things seem to be working out that way. We’re an American family who lived nearly 6 years in Nouakchott, Mauritania, located where the sands of the Sahara meet the waters of the Atlantic. Along the way we spent a year in the French Alps, a year in Oregon, and then two years in Rabat, Morocco. We’re currently back in Oregon. This blog chronicles the various aspects of our lives, from adjusting again to the US (easier said than done) to the kids experiencing American schools for the first time. My husband and I also work with Iraqi refugees. I am wife to Donn and mother to Elliot, 16, and boy-girl twins Abel and Ilsa, 14.

Contact me at: planetnomad5@gmail.com.

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24 comments

October 25, 2006 at 6:56 pm

Mary

Hi there! I noticed your comment over at my sister-in-law’s blog, Tip of the Iceberg. I know I’ve stopped this way before or at least “seen” you in some familiar blog neighborhoods.

I thought I’d ask if you could recommend any past posts that are quintessential Planet Nomad. I’d like to poke around the archives a bit but I like a map when I go exploring! 😉

Mary

November 28, 2006 at 3:13 pm

zsvoice

Hey, it sounds exotic moving to a place like this. I can see the hardship, though, coming from the US to adjust living with lower standards of technology. I hope you fare fine and have a lot of fun…

January 4, 2007 at 1:05 am

jeana

Do you know how many times I’ve thought and laughed about the Christmas musical you told me about? “You WILL be with child.” Thanks for the giggles.

October 29, 2007 at 10:37 pm

SUDqAuon

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March 8, 2008 at 5:16 pm

bibomedia.com

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March 24, 2008 at 5:04 pm

Jacqueline Kollepen

Great pics of Marrakech, though I have not been to Rabat. I have however been to Essaouira, which I loved. Morrocco on the whole is fab, the people wonderful, Rai and Gnawa music beautiful. Wish I could live there!

March 28, 2008 at 3:08 pm

Michelle at Scribbit

Any chance you’re available to drop me an email? I can’t find your address–

scribbit at gmail.com

July 30, 2008 at 8:14 pm

Jill

If you’re seriously getting rid of stuff in Portland, my husband and I just moved here and are looking for a few items…

August 19, 2008 at 1:04 pm

Mamasphere

I have something for you (by way of my blog) and wanted to make sure I address you correctly. I don’t think I’ve ever seen your name on here! Since you have names for everyone else, I just wanted to make sure I haven’t missed it. Can you email me back and let me know what you prefer to be called?

Laural

October 9, 2008 at 2:17 pm

Grateful for Grace

Hi! Found you via Rocks in My Dryer. Your life sounds so exotic to me and wonderful. We are considering a career change here and possibly overseas work. Can you tell me what your dh does?

Looking forward to reading and learning more,
GfG

March 29, 2009 at 3:25 pm

Allegra

Came across your website and am enjoying it. From 1995-6, my husband, daughter (aged 10), and I lived for a year in Indonesia and Cameroon. We had to homeschool her, which was a good experience and helped turn her into a vibrant citizen diplomat. She now has an import/export business importing Berber rugs and working with poor Berber women weavers. Her blog details how she ended up working in Morocco at age 21 and how she got a social entrepreneur grant at age 23. I think you’d be interested. Please share with your friends who might be interested in learning more about Morocco: http://www.kantaracrafts.com/Kantara.html

August 8, 2009 at 3:41 pm

david zaitzeff

I study or at times think about hugging in church and hugging in public. I was at the site antiquemommy.com and there was a discussion of hugging and you mentioned visiting a church in France where the men kissed you. Is it ok to ask what kind of church it was, and in what city?

thanks!

August 8, 2009 at 3:42 pm

david zaitzeff

If you find it hard to find my email, it is davidsmail008@yahoo.c

thanks again1

January 12, 2010 at 5:22 pm

House Hunters International

I’m a casting assistant on the American TV show House Hunters International. We’re looking for people who are living in Morocco to feature on our popular HGTV program. If you are interested in learning more, contact househunterscasting@leopardfilms.com. Thanks!!!

January 13, 2010 at 3:11 am

Eighmey

Hi there, I found your blog via planet nomad. My husband is interested in moving us to Morocco, the Atlas mountains to be exact. He studied in Fez while in college, but as a mother I was wondering if you could point me in the direction or the good, the bad, and the ugly of living in Morocco with children? Thanks, and so far I love reading about your adventures.

March 5, 2010 at 6:12 pm

Amina Temkin

I stumbled across your blog when I began interning for a nonprofit organization, Pathfinder International, and I’d love to talk to you about an online initiative we’ve launched. As someone who has experienced the joys—and tough moments—of pregnancy and childbirth, I thought you might be interested in a unique challenge to raise awareness about maternal and newborn care, family planning, and reproductive health in the developing world.

Pathfinder launched the 200 Thousand for 200 Million campaign this week with the goal of reaching 200,000 video shares on Girl2Woman.org by International Women’s Day (Monday) to raise awareness about the 200 million women around the world who want, but lack access to contraceptives. For every share on the site, $1 is donated to support reproductive health care in the developing world.

Without access to family planning and maternal and newborn care, one woman dies every minute during pregnancy or childbirth. It’s an issue that needs more awareness and visibility—and we hope you’ll help. It’s an ambitious goal to reach 200k, and we need all the help we can get. If you could share the video on your blog, or Tweet about it, that would be incredible. You have a powerful voice and we’d love to mobilize women across the US in this effort.

More information is available here: http://www.pathfind.org/site/PageServer?pagename=News_International_Womens_Day_2010_Challenge

If you have any questions or suggestions as to how we could raise more visibility, I’m all ears.

Thanks in advance for your help!

All the best,

Amina T. Temkin
Pathfinder International
Communications Intern
(617) 924-7200 ext. 380
atemkin@pathfind.org

April 25, 2010 at 6:57 am

Zoe @ Playing by the book

Hello! Just stumbled across your blog 🙂 Anyway, I wanted to invite you and your three kids to take part in an International Postcard Swap for Families I’m hosting on my own blog (Playing by the book – about kids books and play):
http://www.playingbythebook.net/2010/04/22/sending-smiles-and-an-international-family-postcard-swap/
Would be lovely to have Morocco represented

May 4, 2010 at 3:19 am

kazuko

Can you recommend a quiet place to stay, perhaps a vacation rental apartment in Madrid (for a family of 4)?

July 20, 2010 at 9:53 pm

Michelle James

Hi there,

I work on a television show called ‘House Hunters International’ about people who relocate to foreign countries and we are very keen to do a show about someone who has bought a house in Morocco within the last couple of years. Having just read your blog (which i very much enjoyed), I would be thrilled if you would contact me as I would love to know if you or someone you know might be interested in getting involved.

Best wishes,

Michelle

Michelle James
Associate Producer
LEOPARD FILMS USA
127 East 26th Street, New York, NY 10010.
+1 212 843 2821
michelle.james@leopardfilms.com
http://www.leopardfilms.com

August 25, 2010 at 3:37 am

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[…] Planet Nomad is about a relocated American family living in the middle East, or perhaps the lower southern half. The mother is the writer in this case, who has recently begun teaching French classes at her childrens’ school. Her husband has some important job that necessitates his employment there, haven’t discovered the nature of that yet, perhaps it’s government-related and therefore hush-hush, but they are both talented shutterbugs and the mother makes ample use of their photography to illustrate her posts. Very interesting, informative and comical. A quaint description of what life is like for displaced Americans making a home-away-from-home. https://planetnomad.wordpress.com/about/ […]

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