Into the Forests I Go

Hi, fellow adventurers! Welcome back - it's been a minute, hasn't it? I wasn't just sitting around, either, y'all! I was traveling around...

Today seems like a good day to update y'all on a post I wrote a little over a year ago after a pretty wild revelation: I have roots in...

Beyond a layover in Warsaw, I'd never set foot in Poland, even though it's our next-door neighbor as residents of Lithuania. I mean, even...

It all started with taking my greyhound for a walk. She's the laziest animal I've ever met - with the exception of food, car rides, and...

Hey everyone! Welcome back to Into the Forests I Go, my little blog examining life in Lithuania as someone from, well, very far away. A...

Hey everyone! Today, we're doing something a little different from my typical blog post. I've decided to start a small series where I...

I know, I know - the title. If you're rolling your eyes at "soul's work," I feel you. What does that even mean? And what's with the...

Happy New Year, everyone! We've made it through the tumbleweeds of what-December-day-is-this, and I feel like I've been spurt out right...

I wanted a white Christmas, dammit. Let's roll the tape back to last year for a moment. When The Scientist and I traveled back home to...

Well, hey! Y'all miss me? So, some good news: I made it back from America in arguably one piece, doing amazingly well on every plane I...

Alright, raise your hand if you've ever felt anxiety being suspended in a metal tube 35,000 feet above land. I know I'm not the only one....

Let's just state the obvious, y'all: I'm all the way on the other side of the world from a home country I'm - in the same breath -...

It's been about two months since The Scientist and I started our Lithuanian language lessons at Vilnius University - a semester-long...

What would you do if you had the opportunity to fly to one of a dozen cities in Europe to see a few musicians that mean a lot to your...

When The Scientist was in negotiation talks to seal the deal on our Lithuanian adventure, he jokingly told the hiring committee that he...

*Taps mic* Is this thing on? Well labas, y'all! You miss me? I'm back from a week-long holiday in Heidelberg, Germany, far removed from...

When I say I'm not a sports fan, what I mean is that I usually can't be bothered to watch a game. The Superbowl? Sure, give me Lady Gaga...

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...

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...