I didn’t realize how accustomed I’d become to America’s deluge of food choices until we arrived in Split, Croatia. In Brooklyn, my corner bodega helped me concoct Korean, Mexican, and Japanese-inspired meals. Our six weeks living and working in Split has almost exclusively involved eating Croatian food. We shop at the greenmarket, the butcher, the […]
The concept of ‘balance’ shifts with each new place Joe and I call home. In Split, Croatia — where we’re living for six weeks in early 2018 — our work weeks are relatively quiet. Joe and I both work remotely with U.S.-based colleagues and clients. We’re six hours ahead now. So while mornings are for quiet starts […]
Visiting the farmers’ market is one of my favorite weekly rituals, wherever we’re living. When I lived in Brooklyn, I shopped for weekly groceries each Saturday at Grand Army Plaza. In Montreal, we took long weekend bike rides to Jean-Talon for cherries and nectarines. In Portland, Maine, it was a quick stroll to Deering Oaks […]