With a BA in Economics and Political Science from Yale and a JD from Northwestern University School of Law, I became a partner in a multinational law firm (BigLaw) and specialized in litigating class action lawsuits. At least twice each year, I escaped for adventure travels on six continents—rafting Class V river rapids, kayaking tropical fjords, battling baboons (while wearing only a towel), and confronting military juntas. But after my son Jake was born, my risk calculus changed, and my travel did too. I left the river rafts and ocean kayaks behind, and we took Disney Cruises. Then, searching for a better way to combine my wanderlust with motherhood, I gripped Jake’s hand and leaped. We landed first in Shanghai and then in Bali, living as expats and learning about new countries, cultures, and ourselves.