Into the Forests I Go

Make no mistake: I have had a very Jewish week here in Lithuania. It began in search of Hanukkah candles for my grandma's menorah that is...

Well, our first Thanksgiving in Lithuania has come and gone - and it was an absolute pleasure to bring this holiday and its roots to our...

You know, I could probably write a whole essay about the inner workings of my dog's mind. She's such an unusual, sweet creature. (What...

If there's one thing I know for sure, it's that I'm still living in a liminal space - the transition space between one and another....

Trust me when I say this one hits close to home. So, envision this: you've just moved miles away from a country you know and (sometimes)...

Here's something I wasn't expecting to say: Halloween has arrived in Lithuania. Yes, Halloween - the spooky, pumpkin-carving American...

Well, my friends, I've officially crossed over the three month mark here in Vilnius - what!? - and the colder, fall weather has really...

It all started with a late-night text from my mom, directing me to a Jewish vegetarian cookbook written in Vilnius before the Holocaust....

This week, I come with an offering, a poem that's been touching me deeply in this season cycle and life transition. While it's about the...

Hey, Steve here! So as it turns out, moving to Lithuania and staying in Lithuania are separate challenges. I'll tell you what we did...

Between honing in on new living arrangements, following our car's daily adventures across the Atlantic, and languorous trips to the...

Ah, finally - the miracle of all miracles for this Southerner: the sun has decided to join us here in Vilnius, after five days of cold...

My walk home last Sunday started like any other, but it's amazing what happens when you keep yourself open to being surprised. The...

Well, the honeymoon phase is officially starting to wear off -- and it's Official with a capital O. If I hadn't already done my own...

If I could boldly give one critique of Lithuanian tourism, it would be this: beyond word of mouth and some internet sleuthing, Steve and...

Before my husband and I took the leap to move to Europe, we had our own thoughts about which of our friends and family would be the first...

When my husband and I began our research on Lithuania many months ago, there was only a small chance we would actually move here. The net...

Well, hello! I hope you enjoyed my husband's super-practical-and-important guest post about porting your US phone number over to Google...

a.k.a. "Making the phones go" a.k.a. "Keeping your US phone number active though you have a new European cell phone plan" ( Update from 2026: The Scientist has this to say: if you're calling from an international location to the US, you're going to be paying long distance rates, so only use Google Voice with other US numbers!) Steve here, Eva's partner. Hi! One of the things we were worried about when moving to Europe from the US was losing connection to our family, friends a

If I'm being honest, moving to Eastern Europe didn't initially sit well with many of my family members. They would be the first to tell...