Category: Travel

Bom Apetite

If I had it all to do again I would have started a cheese diary on my first day in… Read more.
Don’t Go Too Fast, but I Go Pretty Far

There wasn’t any hour that the Metro, or Lisbon in general, felt unsafe to me as a woman traveling alone.… Read more.
Too Darn Hot

This was not the weather that Lisbon was built for. Being in the housing without AC, knowing the rest of… Read more.
In My Solitude

I am the queen of silver linings. We didn’t have as many phone calls as I’d hoped for, but it’s… Read more.
The Prisoner

Flu season 2019 tried to kill me, so when Covid came around in March 2020, I took it seriously. It… Read more.
Diaspora is Grief Doubled

One B&B owner in particular was eager to let us know her thoughts on the Irish diaspora. I think most… Read more.
Paradise Found

Cool. Cool. That sounds totally safe. Work hard, get into my dream school, go on a field trip into a… Read more.
Maybe Yes, Maybe No

Money can’t buy you happiness, but poverty doesn’t give a whole lot of joy either. It’s as if having more… Read more.
Romantics and Realists

these men who practice love like performance art. They give a clever representation but not the thing itself. They pride… Read more.
Bom Dia!

It had become my neighborhood, and I was overjoyed to participate in my new community, even if that was mostly… Read more.