We’ve all seen the fancy little sandwich cookies. Whether it was scrolling through Facebook, admiring a food blogger’s post on Instagram or in person, French macarons are hard to get away from and even harder to make. The delicate cookie shells are nearly impossible to get right. If you don’t whip the egg whites enough,… Continue reading Macaron Dreams and Disasters
The things I want to do require too many life times. How does anyone pick the right path for the one life we get? If it's a small decision, sure, no problem, just change course. But like a big one, like starting a business, or moving abroad, or picking a hobby to focus on, or… Continue reading not enough life times
After 11 days in Iceland, and only 1 shower, my boyfriend Dan, and I returned to the US a bit financially poorer, but way richer in experiences. We got to ride some horses (not ponies), saw a bunch of sheep, a seal, and a reindeer, and unfortunately did not see a single puffin. We ate… Continue reading Horses, not ponies
Our first day in Iceland and we've already learned a few important lessons. The first, airport beers are rediciously expensive and that a bar/resturant that only uses iPads for ordering is massively confusing and impersonal. The beers were pretty good, not worth the $12 we paid for them though. Our flight over was calm, even… Continue reading Things We’ve Learned
Sometimes I think the excitement of getting ready for a trip is almost as exciting as the actual trip. It all started with Dan and I talking about what our next adventure should be. He hasn't really been abroad before, and since he now had a shiny new passport, it was probably time to use… Continue reading An Experience Shared
