The Wordless Debate: How Politicians Try to Influence You With Color Psychology
I am just starting my morning here in Myanmar and as an American living overseas I remain curious and interested regarding the US presidential election. I haven't read about last night's debate (I will do that right after I publish this blog post) but I was struck...
5 Tips You Need to Be Happy After Moving Abroad
Disoriented in the Orient But Getting Better... A little over a month ago I moved from Rome, Italy where I’d been living and working as a university professor for a decade, to a new country on a different continent with my husband, two small sons, and our...
How to Not Lose Your Mind When You Lose Your Connection
Chances are, if you are one of the billions of people with no access to the Internet you are not reading this article right now. I’m actually writing it offline (in my trusty Word program) with the hopes that one day, hopefully even today, my spotty Internet...
Sleepless in Yangon
Stories from our second day living in Myanmar It’s 12:41 AM in my new home in Yangon. On only my second night in the country I’m unable to sleep so I decide to write about the previous day instead, my computer glowing in the dark in my bed under the protection of a...
Greetings From 1999. Last Days in Rome before Our Myanmar Move
First please do excuse the unpolished nature of this and perhaps the next few blog posts. In true Italian fashion, our internet company Fastweb (aka: Cob Web) cut off our internet service three days too early. This is the same company that took roughly six weeks to...
Are Americans Really Good at Being Kind?
As an expat visiting family and friends in the USA these past three weeks, I am struck by how very kind and civil Americans are to each other, especially to people they've never met. Despite all the squabbling over politics, the all too frequent gun violence,...
Enough With Not Being Enough
Apparently the number one human affliction is the idea that we are not enough as we already are. Most people are striving to do more, be more, and achieve more without celebrating how far they've already come. Even the biggest achievers out there are often driven by...
4 Things I Learned From a Beginner that Will Make You a Better Blogger
Introducing My Husband Michael, the New Tea Blogger In Town A few months ago I decided to try giving one of those "heartfelt" gifts that are all the rage for Valentine's Day for my husband Michael. My goal was to take his overflowing passion for tea and create his...
How to Make a Quick and Easy Video Business Card and Rock on Social Media
No, I don't mean these kinds of video business cards (the pricey kind that include a screen and need to be recharged.) When I made my first video business card it actually was just a short 30 second video that I then used across my social media profiles to...
Photoshop: Quick and Easy Digital Painting Like a Professional
Who's ready to learn how to make digital paintings in Photoshop (or whichever imaging program you have) the quick and easy way? This is a simple tutorial "cheat-sheet" that explains how I easily created a digital painting made from a photo I took in Venice a...