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May 5, 2024

KZ Hinzert Memorial: Trier, Germany

In March I visited the KZ Hinzert concentration camp (the “KZ” stands for Konzentrationslager, the German word for Nazi concentration camps from 1933-1945) near Trier, Germany, located close to the borders of Luxembourg and France. Operated from 1939-1945, a memorial was opened here in 2005. I first discovered KZ Hinzert when I toured the absolutely…
April 5, 2024

Moments of Remembering and Forgetting: Basel, Switzerland

This March I spent a day and a half exploring the lovely Swiss city of Basel. Less than a five hour ride by train, I spent my time exploring the city’s beautiful landscape, mueseums, and of particular interest to me, the colonial legacy within Basel. Mirroring my wandering through the city, this meandering post will…
December 27, 2023

2023 Year in Review: Travel Journal

Hey there 2023. It’s always nice to pause between prepping cabbage rolls and stirring a vegan version of New Year’s Stew to reflect on the year. A year packed with new adventures, personal growth, and, of course faithfully upholding a few annual traditions — who has the time to stress over the uncontrollable when there…
February 1, 2022

2021 Year in Review: AllThe[Travel]Things

Oh 2021. A year filled with uncertainty and also–almost bewilderingly at times–hope. After moving from Hungary to Germany in late 2020, we spent the majority of the new year in lockdown (or some version of it) until the summer. Thankful for these protective measures even if it meant being a little bored at times–both things…
February 2, 2020

2019 Year in Review: Favorite Coffee Shops, Snacks, and Restaurants

THE 2019-in-review post you’ve been waiting to read is HERE. Last year I had some of the best food of my life and couldn’t just limit this list to strictly brunch as I did in 2018. If we’re being honest, I couldn’t choose between a couple of my favorites, so I made an obnoxiously long…
January 29, 2020

2019 Year in Review: AllThe[Travel]Things

2019 was a busy travel year for me! I was lucky enough to visit amazing new places and return to a couple of my favorite cities. As potentially my last full year abroad, I wanted to make the most of my time in Europe and I definitely accomplished that goal this year. I tried to…
September 4, 2019

Library, Pub, & Gymnastics: Stuttgart, Germany

This spring we traveled to Stuttgart, Germany to attend the FIG World Cup for my birthday. My first time in Stuttgart, the trip included three of my travel favorites: library, pubs, and a cemetery (plus bonus this time–my first elite gymnastics competition). I saw the queens of the sport (Simone Biles AND Aliya Mustafina) along…