My Love, Where Have You Been All My Life?

One hour. One hour of sleep is all I got the night before we found our love. One full hour and the rest of the … Read the rest



Demel: A Tale of Two Sweets

“There’s a different layer in the stomach,” my brother said. “One’s for food, it gets full quickly, the other is for dessert. You’re never too … Read the rest



Wednesday’s Wonder: Love

This Wednesday’s Wonder: The John Lennon Wall in Prague. Right around the time of John Lennon’s death, the Czech Republic was undergoing a change. That … Read the rest



Vienna’s Music Film Festival is All About the Wiener

I can count, on one hand, the number of times I’ve seen an opera. The first one was on public access television, which aired shortly … Read the rest



Wednesday’s Wonder: Colorama in Serbia

This Wednesday’s Wonder: Colorama in Belgrade, Serbia. “I dunno,” I said, staring at my shoes, “I just like Serbia” I said in response to my … Read the rest



That’s Ghetto

One of the amazing byproducts of traveling is all the great material and lesson plans I create for my classroom. There’s literally a whole new … Read the rest



Wednesday’s Wonder: Prague (An Overview)

This Wednesday’s Wonder: Prague, an Overview There’s a million ways people have described Prague: “It’s so beautiful!” “It’s a fairy tale!” “It’s a dream wrapped … Read the rest



Call it Brewski, Draft, Pivo. Call it Beer.

Earlier this week, I reported that being in Prague was like having a Bigee Smalls soundtrack playing in my head: it was all a dream. … Read the rest



Wednesday’s Wonder: Before I Die

This Wednesday’s Wonder: The Before I Die wall in Prague, Czech Republic. As kids, it isn’t “before I die,” but rather “when I grow up.” … Read the rest



A Patio Rocking Chair Memory of Prague

We had a fun-filled honeymoon. So fun-filled that Prague felt like ages ago. Prague seemed like a dream and even my copious amount of notes … Read the rest