THE TAKING ROUTE TEAM
DENISE JAMES
Co-Founder and Podcast Host
Alicia Boyce
Co-Founder and Podcast Host
Alicia grew up in Southeast Texas and moved to "Sweet Home Alabama" just before her college years. She currently lives with her husband and their four children (2 boys, 2 girls) in Indonesia. Prior to moving overseas, she was a first grade teacher and had very few skills in the kitchen. Now she's one of those hip, work-from-home moms who can make homemade corn dogs. It’s “the best thing she makes,” according to her kids.
Connect: Instagram
ALICIA BOYCE
Co-Founder and Podcast Host
Melissa Faraday
Podcast Editor and Podcast Co-host
Melissa is an American who has been living overseas since 2006. Meeting new people is her favorite thing to do, which is good considering she moves around a lot! She sings and likes to experiment with music. When these two things—music and new people—combine, it's perfection! She has three kids and only cooks for them because many people frown upon eating cereal three meals a day.
Connect: Instagram
Melissa Faraday
Podcast Editor and
Podcast Co-Host
A lover of home finds her home these days in Southeast Asia with her husband, baby girl, and cat! If you meet her chances are you'll get a hug and invited for coffee. She's most at home when her house is filled with people and her table is filled with food. She shares her stories about her travels, her meals and her ponderings on her blog.
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Taylor May
Writer
Rosalie is wife to Chris and mom to Susanna and Austin. Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest by her grandparents, she has a lot in common with third culture kids because sometimes generational differences feel like cultural differences. This, along with inspiration from her grandparents’ international whirlwind romance in Turkey, prepared her for life abroad: after nearly 10 years of “waiting,” her family lives in Spain. Before moving abroad, Rosalie worked in communications for a big software company and small nonprofits.
Rosalie Duryee
Writer
Caroline grew up as an MK in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and then had a big adjustment when she went back to the States for college. She somehow managed to find another TCK to marry. Now she and her husband, Will, have made their home together in Kigali, Rwanda, where Caroline is a part-time high school English teacher and a full time new mama to Annelise.
Connect: her blog, Field Notes