Into the Forests I Go

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...

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

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...

I'd only been in Europe for less than two weeks when I wrote my first Friend Dating post about navigating friendships abroad, being open...

I've now lived in Lithuania long enough to experience their two main Independence Days - while sandwiched in between them, a neighboring...

To be honest with you, I haven't been looking forward to writing this post. Its words have been disassembled, jostling thoughts passing...

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,...

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)...

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...

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...

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...