travel

You know that you’re making some questionable choices when you’re unphased at a dance club on a Thursday night when a young man lifts his shirt (displaying a tattoo on his stomach that says “Lizard”) to pull a gun out…

At twenty-seven years old, M. E. Evans had just graduated from college, twice, and still had no idea what to do with her life besides frequent strip clubs and fantasize about being a woman known for a sort of vague, unnamed success. But when her plans to become a better version of herself are derailed by the devastating loss of her brother, she moves to Italy no longer for personal growth but for self-preservation. While abroad, she finds herself with an Italian man with majestic chest hair and an impossible to win-over family.

So my in-laws recently stayed with us for a month to hang out with my little. A month is a long, long, long time to have any kind of house guest but it’s an eternity when said houseguests are a…

I’ve been gone, for like a really long time. WHY? Well, I had a baby! Yes, apparently they’ll let just anyone do that now. Everyone, meet the coolest infant on this side of the sun: Leone. Fresh from the womb,…

I used to think that I was pretty good at learning languages because it seemed easy enough to pick up words here and there on my travels or remember Farsi that my dad taught me. However, it turned into a…

Growing up, I was obsessed with getting out of the U.S. to see the world. I couldn’t wait to get on a plane and go somewhere that I thought of as exotic and cultured. And I totally took the U.S.…

First things first, I’m pregnant! WHAAAAAAT!? I know. It’s crazy. I also cannot believe that the universe is giving me of all people a baby. The little one will make its appearance in January according to my OBGYN. So, until…

The governing force of the Italian people isn’t the Pope or the actual government. No, it’s a social norm that dictates how to dress, host, and behave in public and in social interactions called Bella Figura. Bella Figura literally means,…

Today, I’ve got something special for ya’ll, a guest post from my friend, Sarah. Sarah has been a friend and as a freelance graphic designer, we’ve worked together a lot in the past couple of years now. She’s a free-spirited…

I’ve written about this before but I get a lot of questions asking for travel tips so here’s an updated post on how I personally survive long trips. I’m a wuss. I truly hate to be uncomfortable so much so…