Gillycannon

I am a British expat living close to Washington DC.Together with my husband Jonny, we have three sons aged 19,17 and 11. I began my career as a teacher in London with a special interest in diagnosing and remediating mathematical difficulties. I worked in school administration and created and managed an educational support services department in an International School in Hong Kong. I also have a certificate in counselling skills and have worked as a volunteer coordinator for a Hospice in Maryland. I began writing posts in October 2011, when Jonny, a Head of School was hospitalized in terrible pain with a facial nerve condition called trigeminal neuralgia. I documented our roller coaster journey through Jonny's illness, brain surgery and recovery on a site called Lotsa Helping Hands.I started blogging about living in the USA and bringing up our 3 sons on Brainstorm. Please join me on my journey and ask me anything about being an expat in the USA!-Gilly at http://gillycannon.blogspot.com