My emotions here often make me feel like I am on a roller coaster: happy, content, frustrated, tired, determined, confused, alienated, peaceful, enthusiastic, annoyed, curious, elated, hopeful, amused, etc. Yesterday it was mostly amusement. Here is a quick diary of my day. Hopefully you are amused too. [...]

I think one of my favorite things about my new job has to be the music. My first day we listed to a Diana Ross CD on repeat all day and I thought, "Are you serious?!" Yes they were. As the days passed the repertoire included Village People (YMCA and Macho Man several times), the Beach Boys, Elvis, AC/DC and my new colleagues">[...]

As most of you know, Kelly and I came to Split, Croatia without first making any arrangements for a place to live. Kelly’s company arranged for us to stay in a hotel/villa for a few days while we searched out and found our permanent apartment. We tried to search for an apartment online in the months before arriving, but did not have much success because the majority of apartments [...]

Shortly before Jay and I left for Split, we got ourselves a going away gift: a Flip Mino HD Camcorder so we could record some of the sights and sounds of our adventures. It is nice and compact, so it easily fits in one of our pockets or my purse. I am never hesitant to bring it along because it is so tiny, light weight, and easy to use. The video quality is a bit shaky, but otherwise, it's pretty good. [...]

The first thing I saw were two cats pawing and playing together as they skipped across several motos. The spry stray cats, old stone buildings, red clay roofs, and shrunken alleyways in the Diocletian Palace create an enchanting atmosphere and immediately engaged all of my senses. Tony took Jay and I on a in the Diocletian Palace">[...]

It's been sunny, blue skies, and about 70F everyday for the past 10 days. No one in Split owns dryers and clothes are hung out on the balconies to dry in the fresh Adriatic air. We did our first load of laundry today. It's been raining all afternoon. Of course, laundry day was ruined before the rain; Jay accidently bought fabric softener instead of laundry detergent and all of the stores are closed today [...]