Our friends Mario and Milda are among the smart people we know in Croatia trying to overcome the ridiculous bureaucracy to run a successful business. They just launched a new addition to their Dalmatia Events event planning company: a Free Split City Tour. Jay and I really enjoyed free city tours we took in Berlin, Budapest, and Prague, so we think this is an excellent idea. [...]

I've been back home in Cincinnati now for just over a month and one of the most common questions I hear is whether I liked Croatia or Madrid better. At first I found this question nearly impossible to answer because both are so dear to my heart, but I think I figured it out. If I could only live abroad for a year or two and I had to pick just one, it would be Croatia. And if I had to pick one to live in forever, it would [...]

As I write this I am sitting in Milan's airport waiting to board our plane to Madrid. One flight down and one to go. I'm too tired to really know how I feel about leaving Split and making Madrid our new home. Right now I am just worried about making it on the plane with our slightly over-sized and overweight carry-ons without anyone stopping us to make us check them instead. [...]

As we get ready to leave Croatia to move to Spain, we've started to reflect a lot on the 15 months we've spent in Croatia, especially everything we've loved and learned. For over a year now, I've worked at a small graphic design studio in Split called Elevator. I've learned a lot about myself, design, and working in a [...]

Getting to Split from the United States is a lengthy and expensive trip, so we haven't had many guests. This May was an exceptional month because we had two sets of guests: first my family and then my Aunt Christina and her friend, Jean. Aunt Christina and Jean were here for just three days (following a pilgrimage in Italy), but every day they were here we got to see or do something new. [...]

Our move to Croatia was hardly a precisely calculated plan. Jay and I carefully decided to move abroad, but the fact that we ended up in Split, Croatia was more a combination of random coincidences and blind luck. Croatia is one of the most beautiful places I've ever been, so I feel very lucky that I ended up living here and I always wish I could share the experience with more of the people I love. [...]