Into the Forests I Go

Labas, everyone! If we're being real here, I've needed a bit of time to reflect on my experiences in Latvia just about three weeks ago...

Labas, everyone! We're heading into the last hours of summer here in Lithuania - or more specifically, today is the last day I expect to...

Visiting the Paneriai Memorial, one of many mass execution sites of Jewish people during the Holocaust, has never been on my fun list of...

Alright, it's official: August is my favorite month here, without a doubt. At this point last year, we were just spreading our wings out...

As one group of American friends moves back home, life has suddenly moved into August. [Cue Taylor Swift song.] Last week, I hosted my...

More than any of the three of us (myself, The Scientist, and Audrey, our greyhound), I think Audrey has picked the tallest straw from...

We're almost there, y'all! On this day a year ago, The Scientist and I were getting every last little (heated) drop of Texas we could -...

Welcome back to my blog, Into the Forests I Go, where we're traveling together on my adventures across Lithuania and Europe - and this...

And that's it - it's finally summer. All it took was an epic all day rainstorm to wash away the rest of Lithuania's spring, and I've been...

Since I'm going to be out of town next weekend, I wanted to share a blog post about something I've been excited about since before I...

Real talk: there seems to be a deep-seated inferiority complex in the minds of many Lithuanians, including some of my friends who have...

Wow. Eurovision. It was about a year ago that The Scientist and I began to see Vilnius as a solid choice in our next move - and not only...

Listen, there's just something about the color pink. I'll take it as a dusty, rosy beige, the coral and magenta hues of azaleas, the...

Here's something I haven't told you about me yet: in a past lifetime, I was a florist. I mean, it's probably not that surprising to you,...

Before you even ask: yes, I'm the loud American at the restaurant. I'm the loud American in the bar. I'm the loud American in the park....

If you haven't already figured this out, I'll let you in on a little secret: my husband and I are weekend warriors. We're always looking...

Since I've been here eight months now (eight!?), it feels like a good time to think back on my favorite restaurants in Vilnius - and I'm...

I've been creeping around this post for a while, but I guess today's the day I'm committing it to paper. If you're familiar with my blog,...

Dear readers, thank you for your supportive messages about Užgavėnės. Multiple Lithuanian friends and acquaintances have reached out to...

Well, well, well. I've got some very interesting news for y'all: this week, I found out that I actually have roots in Lithuania. I know,...