Courage is not the absence of fear, it’s the ability to move forward in the face of it. Recipient Ryan Pitts, Army, Global War on Terrorism The Medal of Honor is an award given to members of our armed forces in the United States by the President. It’s given to those who distinguish themselves by…
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A California girl with wanderlust living her best expat life in England. Follow me for all my travel adventures and insights on expat life in Europe.
Blogette #16: Pottery Date Night Experience at Glaze Studio
I have a deep affinity for ceramics and pottery and can rarely resist buying a new job, bowl or plate when I see one I connect with. But as an artist and generally creative person, I wanted more. I wanted to be the one making the pottery. And I’m sure you’re thinking, Sam, surely there…
International Women’s Day
One of the traditions that I loved the most while living in Italy was the celebration of Women’s Day. Celebrated not only in Italy, but in much of Europe, the day is a day to celebrate women and all that they are. We celebrate not just the mothers, grandmothers, sisters, aunties, daughters, but the explorers,…
I’m Back!
I know. I know. I’ve been MIA on here for literal years. I’m sorry. While I had so much fun traveling and exploring while living in Milan, I also had a full time job working at the U.S. consulate and part of that job was writing travel information for the Americans in my community. So…
Blogette #15: The Navigli Antiques Market
Europe is known for its markets. There are Christmas markets and weekly markets, food markets and antiques markets. While I do love a good Christmas market, antiques markets are my absolute favorite. We were blessed in England to have the Peterborough Antiques fair just down the road from us twice a year. So when we…
Faenza, the ceramics capital you probably didn’t know about.
If you were to see my house, you’d know that I am the opposite of a minimalist. I love color, and art and beautiful things. I especially find ceramics alluring and have been enjoying collecting them from Italy and Poland since we’ve lived in Europe. I was excited to be able to buy more ceramics…
Tim’s Pigrimage to Bellau Wood
As evening set upon the countryside of France in early June 1918, the U.S. Marine Corps Fourth Marine Brigade, charged into the woods near Bellau. The woods, a former hunting ground, were a stronghold of the German army. The French, to whom the Marines were attached, severely underestimated the hold which the Germans had on…
Ten Curious Cambridge Facts
Cambridge was founded in 1209 by students who were fleeing Oxford. Three students in Oxford were hanged for the death of a woman. At this time the ecclesiastical scholars would have taken precedence and pardoned the students but they were not consulted. Fearing more retaliation from townsfolk, Oxford was shut down and students fled to…
West End Review Part 2
It’s been three years since I wrote my first review of the West End. And while we took an extended break from the theater during the time with the VWSNBN*, we have been back to the theater in full force since the theaters opened back up in 2021. I have several shows to review so…
Blogette # 14 – Living Life on Pause
So here we are, over a month in to living life on pause. What a strange feeling this is. We’re not really living in England anymore but we’re also not yet starting our new lives in Milan. While we wait for documents and passports and all that fun bureaucracy to work itself out, we are…
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