"Jedan, dva, tri, pet, šest, sedam. Jedan, dva, tri, pet, šest, sedam." The monotone counting repeats over and over in my head as I shuffle around and then trip over my own feet and laugh. It is a frequently repeated scene at our new Salsa classes, as well as getting tangled up in each other's arms. Jay and I have just started taking Salsa lessons, and right now, they are pretty comedic. [...]

Tears started to well up in my eyes. "What do you mean he can't stay?" It was the end of May and we were sitting in the foreigners' office at the police station trying to finish up the last of our official paperwork. The lady didn't answer my question; she just pointed at Jay again and said, "He can't stay," and then muttered a hodgepodge of Croatian to Maja. [...]

We spent last weekend on the island of Hvar, and we arrived without booking accommodations. We stepped off the ferry to the now accustomed barrage of little old ladies saying: "Do you need room?" "Apartment! Very close, very close. Come with me." "Accommodation? Accommodation?" We hesitated just long enough that they knew we might be interested, and we were surrounded within seconds. [...]

"Young couple from Cincinnati discusses the adventure of moving to another continent. We don't know why they chose Croatia. However, besides problems with bureaucracy, they are fascinated about life in Split." The above sentences are the introductory paragraph to a newspaper article about Kelly and I that just ran in this past Monday's Jutarnji list daily. [...]

On Kelly's parents' last day visiting us in Croatia, we decided to take a ferryboat back to the island of Brac. Kelly and I have visited Brac one other time and really enjoyed it, so we wanted to return to see more of the island. Last time, we only traveled by foot from the town of Supetar, so we didn't get to explore the other side of the island, where there is the town of Brac and the famous Zlatni Rat [...]

I honestly never knew natural water could be these colors: so blue, turquoise, and teal. And it is also so clear; I can see the duck's feet swimming! Usually, I'd be happy to hike an hour just to see one waterfall, and here I see a new one around every corner. I start to think about the most beautiful places I've ever seen [...]