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I was flipping through the medical history of our dog, Pepa, when I noticed that she was six weeks old when she received her first round of vaccinations on February 8, 2019. I did some math, working back six weeks and landed on December 28th, 2018. This means our little doggo just turned two! So […]
The Warrior tried slowing his breath until it matched the rhythm of the swaying leaves of the Great Tree. It was difficult, but he soon found the familiar inner calm that his Master had taught him to seek. A strong wind rose from the west, agitating the uncountable thousands of leaves above the Warrior. His […]
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We’ve been living in Spain for four months, and here are the things I miss most about the US. Note: This list doesn’t include people because I miss some people more than most of this list. So, in no particular order, here is a list of my actual first-world problems. 1. Peanut butter I miss […]
La escena se despliega sobre un canvas blanco y fresco, con detalles en turquesa brillante y verde chatre. La sala de mi abuela como un compendio de su persona –moderna, enérgica y un toque excéntrica– se desborda de vida aún sin gente. Una brisa persistente alborota a las persianas. El estéreo entona a todo pulmón […]
*This is part of a 3-post series on the Balearics. Stay tuned for posts on Mallorca and Menorca soon! Travel month: July FRIDAY 6PM: Land in Ibiza. We were only here for the night, so we chose an Airbnb that was (relatively) close to downtown. If you know ahead of time what party you’re headed […]
As I mentioned in a previous post, one of the things we love to do in Barcelona is go on walks. Even though this causes excessive sweating, the beauty of this city is pretty special. Here are some of my favorite views from our first month of walks! *Plaça = Plaza 🙂
It’s been a sweltering hot July here in Barcelona, but other than that, life is good! Over the last month, our life has been made easier/better because of many things. I want to outline these most valuable players of our first month here, and then choose the real MVP! First, let’s meet the nominees: 1. […]
*Warning, this series is not a perfect list of only The Best Places to Stay, See, Eat in [Insert Region]. We just experienced a piece of it, and came back with some recommendations for a trip that, imperfect as we are, was truly wonderful. MONTH TRAVELED – NOVEMBER (yes, I know, this is LONG overdue) […]
We finally made it to Barcelona! It was a really busy first half of 2018, and now that we’re settled in a bit I wanted to share a little about how this whole thing came to be. But first I wanted to say thank you! Both for reading this, and for listening to us talk […]
A buddy of mine recently joined the Peace Corps in Thailand, where he’ll serve as a Youth Development Volunteer. We went out to a few bars before the holidays and chatted a bit about Peace Corps with another friend of mine, a volunteer who served in Mali. A week later I visited a dear friend […]
An instrumental version of the “Twelve Days of Christmas” is blaring on our Bose speaker. It’s a Saturday night in early November. I’m nestled on the chaise with a good cup of tea and a bad pain in my shoulder. And I couldn’t be happier. Because I’ll be 28 in a week, and I’m not-young. […]
