God Bless America?: Reflections on my Third Elections Abroad
The world is having a serious identity crisis. To say that 2016 has been a weird year is to echo the sentiments of...just about everyone. And it goes far beyond…
When Living Abroad Starts Feeling Like Living in America
I could have easily been in a neighborhood pub back home in Chicago. Armed with two guiri friends and a stomach that hadn't eaten all day, I ordered a cheeseburger…
Waking up in Vegas: Five Things to Do that Aren’t Clubbing or Gambling
I have friends who swear by visiting Vegas once a year (I'm from Chicago - who could blame us when winter descends?). When my family went for a second time…
Exploring Chicago’s Old Town with the Second City
“You know you’ve really made it when Lorne takes you out to dinner,” Margaret quipped, stopping short for effect while the 25 or so of us leaned in. “I’ve slept…
How Greek Life Made Me a Better Expat
I am a member of Alpha Delta Pi and came home to ADPi more than ten years ago to the Alpha Beta Chapter at the University of Iowa (my chapter…
Unbeatable view.
Three Things I’ll Miss From the USA, and Two I Won’t
The plane took off on the first clear Chicago day in a week, passing over I-294 and seeming to hang just for a few moments in the air. I could…
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