Ohio in Photos

I don’t know who would have thought it, but two and a half weeks in Ohio was not nearly enough.  I’m so happy we were able to visit, even briefly, with so many important people, but I’m sad there were others we missed.  Below are some of the highlights from my home state. My parents  read more

First Impressions of Home: Ohio Edition

Hello Everyone! It’s strange to write from the other side of the world; I feel like I”m writing to everyone I know in Europe now instead of the US.  But no, this post is just a quick update for anyone who will read it. Burke and I made it in last night just a few  read more

Ideme domov!!

I’ve been wanting to write this post for a long time.  In fact, it’s had this title since I first learned what it meant- We’re going home.  I hear it at the beginning of the year until the kids learn to say the phrase in English. I have a ridiculously mixed up amount of emotions  read more

The Last Battle

Actually there’s no battle, no fight of any kind really.  This post is titled The Last Battle, because that is the name of the final book in CS Lewis’s Narnia series.  It brings the stories of Narnia to an end, just like our time at Zš Narnia is coming to an end. We’ve  had so  read more

Prvy April

I’ve had a little list going lately of what I want to tell you all.  The trouble is, my lists are always coded and eventually misplaced.  So when I finally compile my lists and sit down to write a post, I only remember what half of my chicken scratch abbreviations actually meant.  Regardless, here goes.  read more

Istanbul, Turkey

Believe it or not, I don’t think I have too much to say about our stay in Istanbul.  We had about 5 days there, did a variety of things and had much more than our fair shares of bakalava:) One thing I really loved about the city is how they drink tea so often.  Tiny  read more