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Across the Ocean on the 🇺🇸 Fourth of July 🇺🇸

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Jen Cook
Jul 04, 2025
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This is the first Fourth of July I’ve spent outside of the United States.

us a flag on gray metal fence during daytime
Photo by Aubree Herrick on Unsplash

Our little family has a longstanding tradition of attending fireworks shows and having barbecues. I can only remember one other year we weren’t “home”—a quick trip to Orange Beach, Alabama, when the kids were tiny. One had just mastered potty trai…

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