January Rochester, NY Milan, Italy February Milan, Italy Lake Como, Italy Amsterdam, Netherlands Rome, Italy March Milan, Italy April Milan, Italy Ljubljana, Slovenia Lake Bled, Slovenia Postojna, Slovenia May Milan, Italy Asbury Park, New Jersey June Milan, Italy Laveno, Italy Tuscany, Italy Siena, Italy July Milan, Italy Varna, Bulgaria Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria Plovdiv, Bulgaria Sofia, […]

Remember a while back when I said I wanted to take advantage of living in Italy by learning as much as I could while here? (Exact words were “Be a better Italian“). Well, one of the ways I’m striving to be a better donna italiana is to learn to cook some of my favorite dishes! […]

Pompeii completely exceeded all of my expectations. I’ve always been fascinated by ruins, trying to imagine what the stones that have been preserved for a thousands of been a part of, and the lives that surround them. It’s often been very abstract though; seeing columns or the outline of a building and trying to mentally […]

Despite being alone for the majority of my time in Dubrovnik, I still look back at it as one of my favorite trips. I love traveling alone! For Spring Break, after some plans that I hope still happen another time fell through, I wanted to recreate the peace and relaxation of my time in Croatia, and […]

I’m noticing a theme in my life and it can’t go without comment. Something keeps popping up around me, and I think it’s a sign.  A unicorn in Malta A unicorn in Scotland A unicorn in Italy  A sign of what, I’m not sure, but a sign nonetheless. The unicorn in Malta was lovely and […]

Our class’s “Hopes and Dreams” bulletin board, because the “Up” house took Carl to the place he hoped and dreamed of We have the kids define their hopes and dreams at the beginning of each year, and I’m doing the same! I’ve set the following goals for myself for the year. My plan is to […]