Wade Across The Pond

Thanksgiving week always brings that little pulling feeling that no matter how great things are in the UK (or where ever I am) that part of me will always be in the USA. This year (2025) marks my 15th Thanksgiving away from home. Over the years I have spent this holiday in Australia, France, and…

Welcome to Wade Across the Pond. I am Jena Wade, and this site is to share insight into the crazy world of being an expat mother to twins who has lived abroad for 13 years, in 3 different countries. If you are curious what life as an American in the UK is like, who loves…