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[ginnyinWI]

1. My daughter lives in France and my son in Denmark.

We find messaging works best. All you need is a wi-fi connection and you can use your smart phone or iPad. We also do Skype calls by "appointment", which is a little difficult given the time difference.

Our favorite messaging system is called Telegram. ( a blue icon with a paper airplane in the middle!) Supposed to be very secure, and you can send voice messages, photos, files, etc. Free download. You can set up any number of Groups to talk to more than one person. Facebook messenger works okay too.

If you had an emergency, could you have the person on the other end do a Skype call with you? That means having Skype on your device, but that shouldn't be a problem.