Landing in the City of LightsOur first time in Paris was the beginning of our love affair with the city of love and lights and arriving at Charles de Gaulle Airport we were so excited, we had landed in Paris.…
May 4th – 8th: From Erice I headed further west, beyond Sicily itself, to Favignana, the largest of the three Egadi Islands. The volcanic Aeolian islands, off the northeast coast, are better known, but I was finishing up my trip…
This week officially marks my 10 years in Italy. Something so crazy, when I think that I have lived my entire adult life here. I feel old, yet like there is still so much to explore here in Italy. I…
After waiting for two hours alone in the baggage claim area for Kathleen’s separate flight to arrive, Tine, Kathleen’s sister, and her male companion picked us up at the old Tegel Airport in Berlin. It was a long drive back…
I was born in the United Sates to an American mother and Jordanian father. My parents had a plan to eventually move to Jordan for good. English was my first language, and my parents knew that if I were ever…
This blog is the second part of a two-part series analyzing the 2025 Farmland Values Report published by the Illinois Society of Professional Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers (ISPFMRA). The report highlights the value of farmland sold in 2024, expectations…
This post is the second in a two-part series analyzing a United States Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service (USDA-ERS) report on the state of farms and ranches across the United States. Part One began by discussing the way farms…
Isabel Ibañez is a graphic designer and illustrator whose debut novel Woven in Moonlight is a “rollicking political fantasy inspired by Bolivian history and filled with irrepressible heroines, opulent settings, twisty court intrigue, bloody revolutions, and mouthwatering feasts” (Kirkus Reviews).…
At first, José Olivarez wanted to be a rapper. That was his dream. But, as he says, “I was really terrible at rapping. So luckily for all of us I quit that and became a poet.” His poems still have…
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