As I’ve made my way around Europe these past few months, it’s been fun to ask locals how they pass the holidays, in particular the New Year. While people celebrate the New Year in many different ways, every culture seems to
It seemed like a grand idea—spend three weeks travelling around France and Italy before beginning a year long teaching assignment in Spain. And for the most part it was, with one exception: luggage. Schlepping a year’s supply of belongings up and
The bill for my pizza came and I was faced with a dilemma: all my money was in my money belt, buried underneath my shirt and shorts