Kate Stockinger
- Kate Stockinger grew up in the UK and met her now-husband in New York.
- The couple raised their two daughters in five cities across four continents before deciding to settle in Minnesota.
- She finds people in her husband’s home state welcoming but her kids had trouble settling in.
Two truths and a lie. My daughter Freya was 10, it was the first day at her new school in Minnesota, and it was her turn to share: “I’ve lived in 5 countries and 4 continents; I like cheese; I lived in India when I was 2 years old,” she said.
The classmates debated between whether the lie was the number of countries or that she’d lived in India until she shouted out that it was the cheese — she’d never been a fan.
In Minnesota, new kids rarely show up, and when they do, they’re usually coming from nearby. My family moved to Minnesota in July, and it’s taking time for my two daughters and me to settle down…