A week on the island and we barely scratched the surface — When I mentioned I was planning a trip to Crete, my friends sent me a flurry of texts. “Go to Falassarna Beach.” “You must go to Elafonissi Beach. It’s a pink sand beach.” “Try Restaurant To Stachi in Chania. It’s brilliant!” Many friends offered recommendations for amazing beaches and tasty…

The pitfall of many language-learning journeys — There is no perfect in language learning. Unless you are a UN interpreter, the pursuit of perfection is the enemy of learning. You don’t have to be perfect to be good. The other day, I stood in my kitchen over a bag of corn husks. You hardly find raw, whole…

It’s fascinating to see what people are creating — I’m about a year late to the Midjourney party, which is not saying much because the tool is still so new. I’ve recently dived in and started prompting away. I’ve failed a ton, but I’ve kept at it and prompted some more. …

P.S. I hope it’s you — Tax time. Time to pay bills. Taking time to set up that automatic transfer to the savings account. Yes, managing money can take a lot of time. Even if it’s not the time you are physically sitting at a computer doing the actual work. It’s also the time and mental…

Something we should be talking about, but would rather not because it’s too embarrassing — As an expat living in Europe, I’ll tell you about a recurring conversation. Random stranger: So, how long have you lived here? Me: Almost five years. Random stranger: Oh, that long? So you must be fluent in the language? Me: No, I don’t really speak it. I can’t tell you…

Yet another reminder that you have to be realistic as a parent. — I had the worst restaurant experience the other day. Okay, maybe that’s a little too dramatic. The other day, I was frustrated. Here I was trying to enjoy my lunch at a restaurant and this little boy was just running around the restaurant. He was ignoring the great play kitchen…

Let's just say I was completely unprepared for this tradition — A few weeks ago, a new message pinged in the app for my child's school. One word stood out as I first glanced at the message: luizen. For those who don't speak Dutch, which is probably 99% of the readers, luizen is the word for lice. Yes, lice! Oh my…

The invitation we should all be writing to our parenting-partner-in-crime —

And I had no clue at the time… — My days are a lot different than they were a decade ago when I worked in investment banking. I’ve replaced cleaning up Excel spreadsheets with wiping clean sticky fingers. However, the funny thing is, if you zoom out, these two sections of my life look eerily similar. Replace the demanding…