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Exploring Croatia: Apfel Arena Half Marathon In Makarska
The Apfel 5K wasn’t my first race, but it was my first race in a post-COVID world.
Are we there yet? Can I say post-covid world?
Exploring Croatia: Building a Dry Stone Wall in Brela
I have no experience constructing a dry stone wall. I don’t think I thought about ever wanting to construct a dry stone wall before moving to Croatia. But here I am, living my Adriatic adventure. Seems it involves learning about dry stone walls.
Exploring Croatia: The Zadvarje Market
On Tuesdays, the town of Zadvarje is THE place to be.
On Tuesdays, the Zadvarje open-air market takes over the village.
Ex-pat, Digital Nomad, Local…What Am I?
Over the last 10 months, I’ve been navigating an identity issue. One I’ve never had to navigate before. Nothing serious but interesting enough to make note of, at least here.
Welcome To Season Four Of My Adriatic Adventure
These days, I see life as a series of adventures and each adventure has its seasons.
What Is Your Definition of ‘Home’?
A few weeks ago, someone asked me: Where is home?
I looked at him without skipping a beat, pointed to myself, and said: home is here.
Nine Random Notes About My Nine Months In Croatia
I'm in Season Three (Summer) of the Marijana in Makarska, Croatia - show. Except, get this, it's not a show. It's real life. It's my life.
Dear Heat, You Suck…The Energy Out Of Me
I get it; the world is on fire. I’m not the only one feeling this heat. But this is my time to ramble and rumble about the weather.
I’ve Only Just Begun To Daydream
I imagine I was a daydreamer as a child. I have to imagine that I spent many hours daydreaming about anything and everything. But that was so long ago, and those memories are stored deeply or lost forever.
My Adriatic Adventure: Three Months and Counting…
It’s been three months since I packed some of my things and made my way to Croatia, three months of me creating routines in a new place, three months of exercising my mind in a way that I haven’t exercised in years.
There’s A Rooster Living In My Neighbourhood
I thought roosters did their crowing exclusively at dawn. I looked it up and found out I was wrong. It seems that ANYTIME is a good time for a rooster to crow.
What’s In A Name?
Like many Canadians born to immigrant parents of that time, people changed my name to make their lives easier.
Exploring Croatia: The Bura In Makarska
Yes, I've become that person. I now talk about (write about) the weather. So here we go.