by Ian | Jan 9, 2021 | Poland
Warsaw I awoke in Malmö on January 7th, 2021 and turned on the news to see the United States Congress still in session. It was passed midnight with a contingent of Republican senators objecting to voting procedures in several states and reticent about certifying Joe...
by Ian | Jan 16, 2021 | Poland
Defiance Agnieszka carefully applied her mascara while Ewa was yelling at her to hurry up. With the nation-wide mask mandate, Agnieszka felt strongly that all of one’s character now more than ever had to be expressed through the eyes and she wanted to be sure that...
by Ian | Jan 22, 2021 | Poland
Sudden Spring Winter had arrived. Arctic winds had blown in off the Baltic Sea and collided with the warm air still lingering over Silesia and the flatlands north of the Tatras leaving Poland blanketed under snow. When the dark clouds scattered and the sun came out,...
by Ian | Jan 29, 2021 | Switzerland
The Search for Lajos and Leonor Long before all of the world’s information was stored in our cellular telephones, my grandmother kept everything of importance in a pocket-sized address book. When I was getting set for my first overseas adventure she populated my own...
by Ian | Feb 1, 2021 | Switzerland
Tricot Graffiti de la Harpe As visitors to foreign lands, our perception of places and the reasons why we visit may be far removed from the life of those who call it home. A Renoir painting where well-to-do theatre-goers wear top hats and Sunday frocks as they laze on...
