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“Victory is Equality”: Paris, France
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Good Food and Getting Lost: Our First Weekend in Budapest
Budapest Part Deux
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Heights & Ice Cream: Esztergom, Hungary
Papa
(Almost Two) Week Reflections.
A Tourist in my New City.
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All You Need is Ice Cream: Szigliget, Hungary
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Stinky Cheese & Climbing Mountains: Lake Como, Italy
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Queen in the North: Tromsø (Romsa), Norway
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One of my Favorite Cities: Kraków, Poland
Kraków, Poland: Kazimierz (Former Jewish Quarter)
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Pastries All Day: Lisbon, Portugal
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Sitting on the Edge of the World: Peniche, Portugal
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Bratislava
Coffee, a Church, and a Castle: Our Trip to Bratislava, Slovakia
Slovenia
Bled
“And Here Sweet Wine Makes, Once Again, Sad Eyes and Hearts Recover”: Bled, Slovenia
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“It’s so hard to Dance & Drink at the Same Time!”: Adventures in Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Visiting Chornobyl
Tips for Planning a Trip to Chornobyl
Chornobyl Duga Base
Chornobyl Power Plant & Prypiat
Villages of Zalissya & Kopachi
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Deruny & Varenyky: Kyiv, Ukraine
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Belfast & The Coast
Northern Ireland: A Game of Thrones and Boxty Adventure
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Today’s Rain is Tomorrow’s Whiskey: Edinburgh, Scotland
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“A Life Less Ordinary”: Glasgow, Scotland
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North(ish) Scotland: Sterling Castle, Loch Lomond & Glengoyne Distillery
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Seven Days in (Mostly North) Charleston: How Many Biscuits can one person eat in a Week?
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“The craft beer brewers are the new rockstars”: An Interview with the organizers of BPBW Beer Week in Budapest
Elder Abuse
My Great Grandparents are Victims of Elder Abuse.
Gender Equality
“She Swims like a Man”: Why the Sexist Olympic Commentary is Bullshit.
Larry Nassar Abuse
2016
How USA Gymnastics Mishandled Sexual Abuse Allegations for 20 Years
2017
“It’s Penn State All Over Again”: An Update on the Abuse in USA Gymnastics
Larry Nassar Sexual Abuse Part 3: “At Times, I was Unsure Whether I Would Open her Bedroom Door and Find her Dead.”
2018
Larry Nassar Sexual Abuse Part 4: “No, I will not and should not carry the guilt that belongs to Larry Nassar, USAG, and others.”
Larry Nassar Sexual Abuse Part 5: MSU’s System of Enabling
Larry Nassar Abuse Part 6: “I’ve Signed Your Death Warrant” & Holding Enablers Accountable
Leadership at Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics has failed to change the culture that Enabled Larry Nassar.
An Update on Nassar’s Abuse: Martha and Bela Karolyi
The Post-Nassar Dumpster Fire Part 1: USA Gymnastics
Post-Nassar Fallout Continues: October Updates on MSU and USAG.
2019
The Larry Nassar Sentencing: One Year Later
Larry Nassar Abuse at USAG & MSU: March 2019 Update
“It’s the ones who covered it up that made it worse”: April 2019 Update on MSU, the USOC, and USAG
Simone Biles (Continues to be) The Hero We Don’t Deserve: August Update on MSU, The USOC, & USAG
“It was more of the same”: November Update on MSU, the USOC, and USAG
2020
“The reality is the policy you have in place is only as good as the culture surrounding it.”: January Update on MSU, the USOC, and USAG.
“how about you amaze me and do the right thing… have an independent investigation”: March UPDATE ON MSU, THE USOPC, AND USAG
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Home
About Me
Contact
The Big Move
Things are happening.
Firsts + Lasts
Travel.
Cooking
Cooking with Porkchop & Ike: Lazy Girl’s Coconut Curry Soup
Cooking with Porkchop & Ike: Roasted Red Pepper Pasta for All
Ten Year Anniversary
Ten Years.
Things I love
Things I’m Loving (9/15)
Things I’m Loving 10.25
Things I’m Loving 12.31
Things I’m Loving 3.10
Things I’m Loving 4.21
Things I’m Loving 7.10
Year In Review
Year in Review: 2018
Year in Review: 2019
2019 Year in Review: AllThe[Travel]Things
2019 Year in Review: Favorite Coffee Shops, Snacks, and Restaurants
2019 Year in Review: Favorite Books
2019 Year in Review: Favorite Podcasts
2019 Year in Review: Favorite TV Shows
Year in Review: 2020
2020 Year in Review: AllThe[Travel]Things
Destinations
Austria
Vienna
Early 2018 Wanderings: Bratislava, Vienna, and Prague
Croatia
Zagreb
Shot Put, Javelin, Hammer Throw: Wandering Around Zagreb, Croatia
Czech Republic
Prague
Prague: Malá Strana & the Left Bank of the Vltava
Prague: Old Town
France
Paris
“Victory is Equality”: Paris, France
Versailles
The Palace of Versailles & a Defense of Marie Antoinette
Germany
Dresden
So It Goes: Dresden, Germany
Stuttgart
Library, Pub, & Gymnastics: Stuttgart, Germany
Hungary
Budapest
Good Food and Getting Lost: Our First Weekend in Budapest
Budapest Part Deux
Esztergom
Heights & Ice Cream: Esztergom, Hungary
Papa
(Almost Two) Week Reflections.
A Tourist in my New City.
Szigliget
All You Need is Ice Cream: Szigliget, Hungary
Italy
Lake Como
Stinky Cheese & Climbing Mountains: Lake Como, Italy
Sacile & Polcenigo
Pizza, Wine, and Exploring Italy
Ireland
Dublin
A Good Story Has to Be Distilled: North Dublin & City Center
South City Center & Dublin Bay
The Netherlands
Amsterdam & The Hague
Amsterdam & The Hague
Norway
Tromsø (Romsa)
Queen in the North: Tromsø (Romsa), Norway
Poland
Kraków
One of my Favorite Cities: Kraków, Poland
Kraków, Poland: Kazimierz (Former Jewish Quarter)
Kraków, Poland: The Podgórze District
Kraków, Poland: Stare Miasto (Old Town)
Portugal
Lisbon
Pastries All Day: Lisbon, Portugal
Peniche
Sitting on the Edge of the World: Peniche, Portugal
Slovakia
Bratislava
Coffee, a Church, and a Castle: Our Trip to Bratislava, Slovakia
Slovenia
Bled
“And Here Sweet Wine Makes, Once Again, Sad Eyes and Hearts Recover”: Bled, Slovenia
Ljubljana
“It’s so hard to Dance & Drink at the Same Time!”: Adventures in Ljubljana, Slovenia
Sweden
Örebro
“On a Clear Day I can See Forever”: Örebro, Sweden
Stockholm
“Give Your Square Life”: Stockholm, Sweden
Spain
Seville
Oranges and Palaces: Seville, Spain
The United Kingdom
England
London
Champagne, Hot Dogs, & Harry Potter: England
Windsor
Brunch, Pimm’s, & Windsor Castle: the Most British Day of My Life
Ukraine
Chornobyl: A Tour of Abandoned Villages, Soviet Base, Power Plant, and Prypiat
Visiting Chornobyl
Tips for Planning a Trip to Chornobyl
Chornobyl Duga Base
Chornobyl Power Plant & Prypiat
Villages of Zalissya & Kopachi
Kyiv
Deruny & Varenyky: Kyiv, Ukraine
Northern Ireland
Belfast & The Coast
Northern Ireland: A Game of Thrones and Boxty Adventure
Scotland
Edinburgh
Today’s Rain is Tomorrow’s Whiskey: Edinburgh, Scotland
Glasgow
“A Life Less Ordinary”: Glasgow, Scotland
Northern Scotland
North(ish) Scotland: Sterling Castle, Loch Lomond & Glengoyne Distillery
The United States
California
Muir Woods National Park
“The World is Big & I’d Like to Have at it Before it Gets Dark”: Muir Woods National Monument Park, California
San Francisco & San Jose
Northern California: San Francisco & San Jose
South Carolina
Charleston
Seven Days in (Mostly North) Charleston: How Many Biscuits can one person eat in a Week?
Editorials
Beer Festivals
Budapest, Hungary
“The craft beer brewers are the new rockstars”: An Interview with the organizers of BPBW Beer Week in Budapest
Elder Abuse
My Great Grandparents are Victims of Elder Abuse.
Gender Equality
“She Swims like a Man”: Why the Sexist Olympic Commentary is Bullshit.
Larry Nassar Abuse
2016
How USA Gymnastics Mishandled Sexual Abuse Allegations for 20 Years
2017
“It’s Penn State All Over Again”: An Update on the Abuse in USA Gymnastics
Larry Nassar Sexual Abuse Part 3: “At Times, I was Unsure Whether I Would Open her Bedroom Door and Find her Dead.”
2018
Larry Nassar Sexual Abuse Part 4: “No, I will not and should not carry the guilt that belongs to Larry Nassar, USAG, and others.”
Larry Nassar Sexual Abuse Part 5: MSU’s System of Enabling
Larry Nassar Abuse Part 6: “I’ve Signed Your Death Warrant” & Holding Enablers Accountable
Leadership at Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics has failed to change the culture that Enabled Larry Nassar.
An Update on Nassar’s Abuse: Martha and Bela Karolyi
The Post-Nassar Dumpster Fire Part 1: USA Gymnastics
Post-Nassar Fallout Continues: October Updates on MSU and USAG.
2019
The Larry Nassar Sentencing: One Year Later
Larry Nassar Abuse at USAG & MSU: March 2019 Update
“It’s the ones who covered it up that made it worse”: April 2019 Update on MSU, the USOC, and USAG
Simone Biles (Continues to be) The Hero We Don’t Deserve: August Update on MSU, The USOC, & USAG
“It was more of the same”: November Update on MSU, the USOC, and USAG
2020
“The reality is the policy you have in place is only as good as the culture surrounding it.”: January Update on MSU, the USOC, and USAG.
“how about you amaze me and do the right thing… have an independent investigation”: March UPDATE ON MSU, THE USOPC, AND USAG
Social Justice
A Note
Queens You Should Know
Josephine Baker
Octavia E. Butler
Oney “Ona” Judge
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