• The Best Things To Do in Winter in Ukraine

    Dark, freezing, dismal — these might be the words some people associate with Eastern European winter, and on one hand they’re not wrong. It can be all those things. But it can also be breath-taking(ly beautiful), exciting,…

  • 27 Lessons from a 5 Year Expat

    Five years an expat! A milestone, perhaps. The sapphire anniversary. A longer commitment than any job, city, or relationship has ever gotten out of me. And yet it feels…. Normal. Perhaps that’s what I should have expected,…

  • One of the top things to do in Ukraine is visit the Tunnel of Love. This leafy railroad track is not easy to get to, but it's a fun little mini adventure!

    Things to Do in Western Ukraine

    For a country that’s about the same size as Texas, Ukraine is constantly surprising me with the depth of adventure it offers. In over two years of living here, my ‘to do’ list has grown, not shrunk,…

  • Please, DON’T Teach English to Travel

    US and British citizens, this is mostly for you. I know that you’re bored at home, you’re looking for adventure, and you’re trying to figure out how to use the skills you already have to ditch your…

  • Kyiv Cocktail Delivery in 2020

    I miss going out for a drink. I miss watching cocktails get made and pretending like I know anything at all about drinks. I miss my bartenders. With the COVID quarantine, bars in Kyiv have been shut…

  • Three Days in Gdansk, Poland

    Of all the cities on our Polish road trip, Gdansk is the one that I squirreled away the most time for, taking advantage of the fact that I was planning this trip and my family was not.…

  • Kyiv Expat Life: March 2020 Round Up

    March came at us fast – and not easily. At the beginning of the month, I felt like I was finally getting back into the swing of things, emerging from Ukrainian winter hibernation, exploring the city on…