Dispatch #4: Nine Months Living in Rome
Now, nine months into this Roman adventure and I think I’m barely able to comment on our “normal” daily experience …
Go! Europe, Italy
Our Tuscan Summer Vacation – 2019
We sandwiched a 10-day Italian road trip in the tiny window between one daughter finishing 11th grade midway through June …
Backpacking in Abruzzo National Park: Old Trees and New Ideas
After nearly nine months of Roman stone streets and traffic, punctuated by the occasional villa-excursion, we were ready to explore …
Dispatch #3: Six Months Living in Rome
It’s been more than six months now since we packed up and left North America for a new adventure in …
Sofia for Spring Break!
Faced with a fast-approaching school holiday and no plans, my 16-year-old daughter and I decided to go to Bulgaria. Our …
Behind the Facebook Photos: Finding an Apartment in Rome
It’s not hard to post glorious pictures of Rome on Facebook but it is hard, actually, to move to Rome. …
A Cold Wind
A cold wind was strongly blowing down from the mountains, toppling trees in city parks and making us question the …
Dispatch #2: Two Months in Rome
It’s been almost two months since I moved to Rome to join my family for our newest chapter in adventurous …