It's been one year and one month since I moved to Barcelona. It has quickly become my favorite home, but it has also come with its fair share of challenges. More than anything, living abroad has taught me empathy in ways I didn't fully understand before. This is what I learned this year.

Beautiful in its rich history, crumbling monuments, and struggles keeping up with the modern economy, Athens is a city I never clearly imagined in my head. It was astonishing to see the buildings we talked about in history class, standing tall above the modern city that seemed to be in even graver disrepair.

I have been fortunate enough to travel to Amsterdam twice in my life. Both times conjure up very blurry memories. However, all of them pleasant. Take a visual journey through the Dutch city of Amsterdam in this virtual travel adventure.

Before I traveled there, I didn’t know the first thing about Albania. It turned out to be a surprising country filled with incredibly generous people, silhouettes of the Alps, pristine beaches, and historic Byzantine villages. This is a visual diary of our brief time spent in the Albanian Alps.

I wanted to write about quarantine from the beginning, I really did, but I stopped myself—if I talk about it, I will have to face the reality that my day to day life is really no different than before. And if I admit that, then I really am the isolationist I’ve been pretending I am not. But here I am, day 50 something into the lockdown

The 12 Archetypes of personality, chosen by Carl Jung, are the foundations for characters in movies, literature, art, and the life where we live and breathe. I am exploring all 12 of the archetypes through self-portraits and embodying each as I understand them within myself. Along with the portraits, I have included a playlist that represents each personality to me, I hope you enjoy this playful exploration!

This is my Barcelona City Guide, off-the-beaten-path. See the unique side of Barcelona and experience the city in a local way. Get away from the crowds and enjoy Barcelona, Spain from an insider's perspective.

I thought the idea of moving to Spain would be a dream. After arriving, I realize that it is beautiful and has all the markings of a living-abroad-fantasy, but that doesn’t mean it has been easy.

I am an American woman living in Spain and I am sharing my experience. From the trials and tribulations to the culture and food and all my tricks and tips in between, I am sharing it all.