The Generalife Gardens of the Alhambra in Granada, Spain. This May, Patrick and I visited his parents, who were living in Cordoba, Spain for the semester. It was a delightful trip, and our hearts were warmed with Andalusian soul food and red wine, cafe culture, and the relaxation of being in a country that prioritizes …
The combination of Pielok’s expert violin with Falcone’s self-taught accordion and vocals brings energy full of both whimsy and depth. Falcone’s voice, joyful accordion and classic Italian hand gestures bring the party, while Pielok’s violin is soulful and at times heart-wrenching. Falcone said La Tosca has “a mission to keep alive the life stories of the protagonists of these timeless melodies.”
After an over 20-year civil war between the north and the south ended in 2005, the referendum will now give Southerners the possibility to vote on whether they want to secede from the north.
On our walk back from the cemetery, I noticed a small, lovely market. We hadn't eaten much that day (pain au raisin and café au lait for me) so we stopped to see what looked good. The weather was fine that day, and we had a free late afternoon, so I suggested we buy some bread, cheese, vegetables, olives, and wine, and have a picnic!
What fun to find old newspaper articles from my time living in Krakow in the spring of 2011! Check out a few articles written during my Poland year: Drop in: The Kiełbasa Van This piece is from the August 2011 edition of the Krakow Post, Poland's English-language newspaper. August 2, 2011 On a dark street near the …
There are few experiences that define my haphazard years living abroad more than taking a night train. 5-hour border-delays, accidentally missing my stop, waking up to discover there is someone new in my compartment, and making friends in the bar car at 2am all mark my experiences of this well-worn traveler's adventure. This past November …
I took a week-long trip to Cuba last month! It was a fantastic adventure, which I originally wrote for the fabulous travel-writer Charish Badzinski's blog, The Rollerbag Goddess Global Communications. Here's the piece in all of it's rum-soaked and diesel-fueled glory: Adventures in communism and vulnerability May, 2019 I jolted awake in the passenger seat …
I created this book with images I made from around the world for my two sweet nephews in 2017. It was a year when I worked at a high-paced immigration coalition, and was regularly answering media calls to comment on President Trump's anti-immigrant executive orders and legislative nightmares, pull together major press conferences, put spokespeople …
The Bay of Thailand, next to magical Prachuap Khiri Khan. Misadventure and delight in a sleepy fishing village I stood waist-deep in the crystalline sea, my finger-tips slowly moving through the water. Across the horizon to my left and to my right, the soft curves of Ao Manao Bay’s rocky hills wrapped me in a …
Sophie Vodvarka Chicago-Based Freelance Writer 