The Guest’s Perspective: by Gayle Smith

March 29, 2012 in blog, North America, Travelogue, United States

**Disclaimer: Gayle is far too kind and gives us far too much credit… but as promised, I publish this unedited.** Last night I laid awake in my comfy borrowed bed […]

Hitting The Wall

March 20, 2012 in North America, Travelogue, United States

Image credit   It’s happening again. My only consolation, I suppose, is that I know it’s happening, I know what it’s going to feel like, and I know we’ll get […]

What’s Your Dream?

March 7, 2012 in blog, Inspiration

How badly do you want to make your dream a reality? We’ll help you! Nancy Sathre-Vogel, of Family on Bikes, and I have teamed up to create a brand new program designed to get YOU out the door and living […]

Ukraine Air Flight 056 Kiev->Zurich

March 3, 2012 in Europe, Travelogue, Ukraine

The excitement was palpable in the apartment this morning. The skies over Kiev were grey but the light from the boys’ eyes was enough to brighten any room. Arms spread […]

Outings in Kiev

March 3, 2012 in blog, Europe, Travelogue, Ukraine

Kiev is a really beautiful city. We’re so lucky to have an apartment right downtown, within easy walking distance of Independence Square, the Golden Gate, Sophia cathedral and some other […]

Gotcha- Day Two- Kiev

March 2, 2012 in blog, Europe, Travelogue, Ukraine

  Today has been a day of dichotomies: English & Ukrainian, hot and cold, healthy & sick, American & Foreign, happy and sad. The good news of the day: The […]

GOTCHA!

March 1, 2012 in Europe, Travelogue, Ukraine

I cannot say Khmelnitsky. Rustic (roo-stick) spent several hours of the car ride last night trying to help me. It’s the guttural phlem thing that is the initial syllable that’s […]