I was privileged to attend a seminar on the European Union and NATO hosted by the Belgian Fulbright Commission. It meant a chance to see some of Western Europe and tour important international institutions that…

So it’s been a month since I’ve posted anything here. I’ve been bad at keeping up; between the new baby, school, and going to Belgium and Luxembourg I’ve gotten a little behind. I’m not going…

A few days before Christmas we got a tiny bit of snow: It wasn’t quite enough to cover the grass completely, and it melted very quickly. I had expected the winters here to be far…

Another very busy week. We live on the first floor of our building (effectively three stories up over a business) so our view isn’t that great. This week I went up to the top of…

This week was a lot of fun. Friday was Polish Independence Day. One of my Polish teachers told me there would be a big event with a parade, with uniforms from many historical periods. We…

Annika had an OB appointment recently, but Paul tends to get bored at the doctor’s office. One thing that really keeps him occupied is getting his picture taken. Thank goodness for smartphones. Thursday I took…

This week has been all about getting settled in Warsaw before school starts. Lots of little details to work out, like getting a polish bank account so we can pay our bills (in Poland pretty…

Flying across the world is certainly exhausting under the best of circumstances. In my case I was so wound up about leaving that the night before we flew out I only slept about 45 minutes…