Here in Banska Bystrica there is a relatively new shopping mall called Europa that was built within the last 2 years. Like most malls, there is a food court that Slovaks oddly enjoy. So when we asked for a good place to go out for dinner and it was recommended, we met the thought with read more
I was wondering through the mall last Sunday on my way to the grocery when I saw this. Clowns are great and all but there was something about this one that just didn’t sit right. Maybe he was to skinny. Maybe he was to tall. Maybe he was just to Slovak looking for a clown read more
Sometimes, even on a bad day, the look of joy found in an innocent child makes things feel a bit better. Today was a long day. One of those days you dreaded before it came and trudged through when it arrived. With about 45 minutes left, in my not so great day, I found this read more
Towards the end of our honeymoon, Burke and I went on a trip to Montenegro. It began as our driver raced his way down the coast until we took a much needed break from the winding roads. We stopped with a perfect view of the Bay of Kotor, the southern most Fjord in Europe (although read more
If you had asked me during my stint studying abroad what my favorite thing about France was, I would have told you that it was being able to travel to other countries while I was there. So of course, while we were in Croatia I made sure we took advantage of the opportunity to do read more
This past weekend was spent traveling around Slovakia a bit. One of the things I enjoy about Slovakia is that whenever we leave the city we are treated to beautiful country side and awesome mountains. On this trip we traveled to eastern Slovakia to visit our host family’s parents. On the way we passed the read more