I lost some momentum writing about our trip to Japan after the first two posts when life and work got busy, but appreciate those of you who diplomatically asked if there was more coming. Pardon the pause, I'm hoping to…
I'm sharing highlights and photos from my first trip to Japan. Previously: Intro, travel, Tokyo exploring. At the end of our first full day in country, we met up with our travel group, four other families from across the U.S.…
I went in to my first trip to Japan with a few concerns: would I stand out as an obnoxious, clueless American tourist? Would any of the Japanese language practice I’d been doing with our daughter be useful? Would we…
Imagine stepping out of your apartment and across the street to hop on the city train that runs by regularly. A few minutes later you transfer at the main station to a regional train that quietly whisks you away from…
I recently returned from my first trip to Croatia, where I spent a week hiking, biking, kayaking, rafting, exploring and eating throughout the country. Between grieving my mom's death, working through her stuff, the busy-ness of work and trying to…
Continuing the tradition of taking a month every year to live somewhere else, Kelly, A. and I have just returned from a wonderful month in Prague, Czech Republic. Karlův most Previous years have found us in Asheville, NC, Washington, DC, Portland,…
I started a map of all the places I've lived or visited. I excluded spots where I was just passing through. There are a lot of them, and I feel very fortunate to have seen so much. There are also not…
Kelly and I are fortunate to have enough flexibility in our schedules and employment that we've continued the trend of trying to live in another place (e.g. Portland, OR, Washington, D.C.) for 3-4 weeks per year. It's just long enough…
I've created RichmondMatters.com, a new site dedicated to commentary about life in Richmond, Indiana. As I've occasionally done here in the past, I'll be sharing my thoughts about Richmond news, politics, leadership, community life and more. It's a simple site. The name is kind…
Kelly and I were fortunate to be able to spend a week exploring Colorado this month, mostly around Boulder, Vail, Glenwood Springs and Steamboat. It was a great chance to visit some family in the area, see some different landscapes, hike, and…