Heather Caveney, Author at WWAM Bam!

Can we start anew without the past?

I began dating this summer after taking some solo time to settle into my new job, home, and country. Also,

I grew up in northern Michigan in the middle of the woods. I guess it was that childhood and youth

A year and a half ago when I wrote Getting Married in Mongolia & USA I never expected I’d find myself

All of my fresh starts are associated with a change in location. I changed towns and schools when I went

My favorite American holidays have always been the Fourth of July and Thanksgiving. I like them best because they don’t

My nuclear family–mother and father who have been divorced for many years, and four adult siblings–live in four states and

The funny thing about assumptions is that more often than not we aren’t aware of the fact that we are

I took the circuitous route to becoming an educator. That said, it is work that I enjoy doing, surrounded by

Making small talk or initial conversation with new acquaintances was perhaps the hardest part of adjusting to life in Mongolia.

Mongolia’s Lunar New Year holiday is called “Tsagaan Sar” which translates to “White Month” or “White Moon.” I’ve participated in