Category: Travel

  • Danish Dreams: Bikes, Bonfires, and Good Living

    If there is a country, other than the US, that I could most see myself living in, it is Denmark.  It is not necessarily the most naturally beautiful country I have been to, although it is pretty beautiful, and some might say it Is a little boring. But at least based on my now two…

  • German Bliss: Vibes, Views and Beer

    Nils from Switzerland, an exchange student I hosted during the 2019-2020 school year, joined me on my first-ever trip through Germany.  We took the train from Zurich to Munich. Our train car was filled with a school group of pre-teens who ran amok for most of the journey and our train experienced several delays, but…

  • Alps to Fjords: Exploring Europe with My Exchange Student Family

    For eight years I have hosted high school foreign exchange students in my home. Each spent a year living with me while attending high school in Phoenix. Hosting so many students means I now have an extended family of those students, plus often many of their family and friends that I have gotten to know…