One of the things Thomas and I always talk about when we visit a new place is the livability of it. A few weeks ago, we headed off to Barcelona, my first time in Spain, and it got a pretty high rating from me. The city had a great vibe! Lots of active people, interesting [...]
I had one main goal for my US trip – you know, other than see family, go shopping, and eat my favorite foods. It was to go swimming. I don’t know where I thought I’d go, but I had grand hopes of finding a pool somewhere and just floating. I was definitely a sea animal in a [...]
Happy Midsummer’s Day! It’s the longest day of the year, though here in Belgium, the sun is barely peeking through and we’re huddled inside. Instead, I’ll tell you about my Midsummer’s Day last year in Sweden. It was really fun! Thomas was working in the US and I couldn’t go along, so I headed up [...]
It was a whirlwind Spring this year. Though our trip to the US was fun, I’m not sure it would be catagorized by most as relaxing – we were pretty go, go go… It’s a long post, but here’s what we’ve been up to: Meeting Baby Emiliano Remember the baby shower I posted about a [...]
I’ve been hanging out in the US for a couple weeks now and have had a very relaxing time. I’m staying in Raleigh, NC, where my parents live. We moved here when I was in high school. I went to college here and I had my first job here before moving away for grad school. [...]