Slightly Homesick…
This week has been kind of weird. Fall weather is setting in here in Vienna, and for some reason, that was the trigger for me to feel a little homesick for the States, Virginia in particular. I don’t...
View ArticleI Purely Hate The Cold
As my grandmother would say. Except, she wouldn’t, because she never feels the cold. I, on the other hand, take after my mother, who would wear a sleeping bag from October through April if she could....
View ArticleWinter is Coming: Let There Be Light!
Technically, winter is still three weeks away. But it is already cold and gray as all get-out here in Warsaw. The first few flakes of snow have fallen. Sure looks like winter to me. By the time winter...
View Article2015: Year in Review
This is the post in which I sum up all the wonderful and exciting things I did over the last year, painting a glamorous picture of Foreign Service life that will make you jealous as hell. Or not. Expat...
View ArticleSuddenly Spring in Warsaw
Winter in Warsaw drags on a loooong time. By March, expatriates are either traveling to somewhere sunny, commiserating with each other in coffee shops and bars, going quietly out of their minds, or...
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