I’m quiet on the drive to Dulles from my house. I’ve already cried saying goodbye to the pups, and now, staring out the window as the suns rays just begin to kiss the tops of the trees, I hold back tears. I’m leaving America. I am leaving the life I know. I don’t take myContinue reading “Goodbye, America”
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‘Twas the night before Expat Life
“You’re moving to Thailand?” It’s been since February when I knew my future would take me to Thailand and I would become an expat. For nearly five months, my life has been in this stop-wait-move pattern. Stop. Wait. Move. Stop. Wait. Move. It gets tiresome after awhile. And severely emotionally draining. Five months is aContinue reading “‘Twas the night before Expat Life”
Help yourself to a Slice of Swedish Hospitality
The little blond two-year-old boy with an angelic face lifts his little arms up to me, motioning for a hug. We’ve only met a couple of hours ago, but in the short time I’ve managed to secure more high fives than normal and gotten those adorable little kid giggles to come from him. A smileContinue reading “Help yourself to a Slice of Swedish Hospitality”
Getting naked in Sweden
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Adventures in the Baltic Sea: a paddle boarding story
Michael, my stand-up paddle board instructor from Lomma Beach House, grips the front of my board, chest-deep in water. “You’re going to stand again,” he promises. “Come on.” I don’t want to do this. “Really? I’m fine not …” I assure him. “No. Stand up,” he suggests. “Put one leg underneath your body.” I doContinue reading “Adventures in the Baltic Sea: a paddle boarding story”
Why I will never be a T-Mobile customer again: a photo essay
There are few companies I don’t like: United, PEPCO, Chik-Fil-A and T-Mobile. Why? United = horrid customer service and stupid fees that change PEPCO = heads up their collective big-money arses Chik-fil-A = narrow-minded PR nightmare T-Mobile = crappy phones, crappy fees and the most epic of all fails ever — no service. During myContinue reading “Why I will never be a T-Mobile customer again: a photo essay”
The daughter of Las Vegas: an interview with Bugsy Siegel’s daughter, Millicent
//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js // <![CDATA[ (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); // ]]> It was about 66 years ago when Millicent Siegel’s father, Ben “Bugsy” Siegel wrote a letter to his wife addressing his oldest daughter’s smoking habits.“I don’t like the idea of smoking at all, I would point out to her that it is not ladylike atContinue reading “The daughter of Las Vegas: an interview with Bugsy Siegel’s daughter, Millicent”
The failure of PEPCO
It’s the perfect summer night to be lulled to sleep by nature. Outside my window, I can hear light rain drops plunk gently off plump green leaves. Frogs whirring their mating calls. Except, it’s not a perfect summer night. It’s the worst night the DC Metro area has had in … as long as anyoneContinue reading “The failure of PEPCO”
Coming home
Pulling in to my neighborhood, I can feel my chest tighten. The trees. When did they get so big? The homes. When did they get so old? “Welcome to my house,” I say to Erica as I turn the car off. Home. We. Are. Home. I open the bright red door, the same bright redContinue reading “Coming home”
Escape of the Week: America via iPhoneography
If there is one thing I did to an excess while driving cross-country, it was taking photos. Between my new camera and my iPhone, I logged thousands of photos. Because the iPhone was easy to tote around, there were so many instances when I simply pulled it our from my purse (or from the armContinue reading “Escape of the Week: America via iPhoneography”
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