Even though I grew up in Virginia, where we got our fair share of autumn every year, a part of me always wanted to go to New England to visit/see autumn/live. I remember exactly how this fantasy started: We got a magazine in the mail that had one tiny photo of the region all decked …
18 Snacks to Try from Greece
My second month with Universal Yums came from a country that shares a border with my first month’s country. I was a little disappointed by that because I really hoped it would bounce around the world a bit more. A few of the snacks were very similar two months in a row. But that doesn’t …
20 Snacks to Try from Turkey
I’m a fairly adventurous eater, so when I learned there was a subscription service that would send you a box of snacks from different countries every month, I had to try it out! Universal Yums offers three subscription sizes, and I got the biggest one, which is $41/month, but absolutely loaded with different kinds of …
7 Cool Things I Found Online in October
The Great Courses This is a collection of classical education courses you can download, stream, or have sent to you on DVD for a fraction of the cost of taking them at a university. They’re all taught by professors considered the best in their area. So if there’s anything you ever wanted to learn more …
This Gourmet Chocolate is the Perfect Valentine’s Gift
If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably been in a love affair with chocolate for ages now. I like to tell myself that it’s okay to indulge every now and then. So just in time for Valentine’s Day, I took the liberty of trying out some fancy truffles (so you don’t have to!). I know, …