Into the Forests I Go

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...

Labukaaaaas, friends from around the world! (Hiiii!) I'm one day late pressing Send on this bad boy because, well, I tested positive for...

*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...

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 -...

Labas, hi! Can you believe it's been almost ONE YEAR since The Scientist and I moved to Lithuania? We've been doing a whole lot of...

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...

Don't get me wrong: I'm happy I'm not melting in 102 degree weather in Texas. And sure, it's been almost a year in Europe (!) and I'm...

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

Yesterday was something of a Lithuania milestone for The Scientist and me. Let's be real for a second: gathering people together from...

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...