As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” “Neither this… [Continue Reading]
The Subtle Power of Finding Someone From Your Tribe (Poland Edition)
This past September my family and I met up and traveled through some new areas (new to us) of beautiful Poland, one of the best countries in the world (an… [Continue Reading]
Where We’ve Been This Year… So Far
In the last month, from September 4th to October 4th, we’d been to 12 places (cities or towns.) 12! In one month.~ Sometimes you don’t realize how much you’re doing… [Continue Reading]
“But Don’t You Miss Home?”
(Just found this on my phone- guess I wrote it half a year ago.) In this world you will be as aliens and strangers. “You’re always traveling?… [Continue Reading]
Religiousness in Jerusalem
Only a week or so, maybe less, into our first stay in Jerusalem, I had a strange encounter with what it meant to keep the Sabbath here. It was Saturday… [Continue Reading]
The Prettiest Micronation: Vevchani in N. Macedonia
Vevchani is a cute, aging village in a fold of forested mountains with springs, glaciers, and hiking trails in profusion. Most of the travel blogs I read on… [Continue Reading]
Seven Weeks in Cyprus
Cyprus wasn’t as I expected. It’s the third biggest island in the world, and located, technically, in Asia, the Middle East, and Europe all at the same time. It has… [Continue Reading]
GABA: Brain Health for Grace
“And on the banks, on both sides of the river, there will grow all kinds of trees for food. Their leaves will not wither, nor their fruit fail, but they… [Continue Reading]
A Homebody Traveler
I’m a homebody traveler. I don’t have what people call “the travel gene,” which is a fun label for those who are strongly drawn to explore and see the world…. [Continue Reading]
Arriving in Turkey, Again
Here are some random ramblings about our arrival to Turkey, after not being here for almost four years. Traveling in Europe is comparatively coddled and pretty comfortable. We’re all of… [Continue Reading]