Monthly Archive: December, 2023

What a 2023!

In any other year, moving across an ocean would be the noteworthy item. Or going back to the US to see some of the truly remarkable people who fill my world with love… Continue reading

A Coincidence for Day 7

The Luxembourgians may have seen it as a free vacation. They needed one in the heady days of 2007, when the surging European Union was adding two more countries, expanding the cooperation that… Continue reading

The Northern Lights Taught me About Tourism

I woke up with the rest of the bus when we stopped somewhere in the frosting darkness two hours north of Reykjavik. Being on a tour makes me feel like a spy, but… Continue reading

Your Bonus Christmas Saint

The original title of this blog was “A Year Without Holidays” when my first 2-month plan at backpacking stretched 14 months instead. I thought being abroad meant I wouldn’t get to have my… Continue reading

Better Travel Tip

I don’t remember where I was when I realized I was grumpy. Some airport. But the seed of what I want to harvest now was when I realized I was cranky as usual… Continue reading