My illusions of living in Austria featured scenes of weekends spent carting off to little Eastern European villages snuggled amongst leafy trails with nothing but Ann The Trusty Trail Shoes, a solid Jules...

This is a story from the archives, way back to the end of September ‘16 when four Americans (Alaska, Colorado, Kansas, Arkansas) danced with mimosas and brick-oven pizzas through Northern Italy for...

Making the transition from the bustling buffet of ESU’s cafeteria (quality notwithstanding, that is) to sudden entire dependency on feeding oneself is harder than I thought, despite having a love...

If I were to dive into a discussion of how America is currently viewed from an international perspective, this post would never end, and you and I would both grow old together as the words would stretch...

It's Monday night, the 7th of November. I write this at approximately 18:00, sipping Earl Grey from my London mug as I am whisked alongside the Austrian Alps on a train from Salzburg back to Graz. Guess...

The very air is sleepy; homework lies teetering off the edge of the desk in a manner so unmotivating that I want to give it a good satisfying push and watch the papers and ink pens scatter amongst the...

A more descriptive title for this post would have read along the lines of: “I Came to Austria as a Native English Speaker and Everyone Here Speaks English; Why Do I Need to Learn German?” but...

Most of you practice some kind of weekly exercise routine or are at least familiar with the concept. This manifests itself in morning lap swimming, weight lifting, speed walking...I don’t know your...

Yesterday was such a grand day. A group of pals--a Frenchie, Slovakian, Slovenian, Turk, American, Aussie, two Fins and I--danced amongst the magical village of Hallstatt yesterday, taking a break from...

It was a crisp, sunny day with soft white clouds juxtaposed against the sharp edge of the early winter breeze that tickled the nose until it ran. My neck was bundled in a new fluffy scarf, my hands were...

I listened to the NPR podcast TED Radio Hour on a run a few months ago on the topic of Disruptive Leadership. Bunker Roy, an Indian social activist and educator, gave a talk titled Learning from a Barefoot...

The noontime cathedral bells have just finished chiming and I am currently situated at the Café Elephant in Leibnitz, Austria. Sipping regional steiermärkische red wine and enjoying a slice of...