It’s been some time since I sat down to blog here. No, I haven’t stopped exploring the state of Vermont. No, I haven’t lost my love for the written word. Yes, I still care deeply for highlighting hidden gems throughout the Green Mountain State. I’ve just largely chose […]
What makes you happy? Not what you think makes you happy, but what makes you intrinsically happy? The moments when you smile from ear to ear, laugh until you cry? When you feel utterly content and at peace? It might seem like an easy question to answer: Your health. Family. […]
No matter where you live, the weather is always a subject for small talk. But in Vermont, the weather comes up in almost every conversation, especially when it’s mid-January and temperatures have been stuck in the bone-chilling negatives for weeks. People bitch gripe about their cars not starting. Icy […]
I love travelling. Discovering new restaurants, sipping inventive cocktails, admiring old architecture, meeting new people. I am easily entertained people watching—imagining what others’ lives are like. Never having worked in the corporate world in a big city, I’m fascinated by the pace and culture at big companies. Travelling affords me an escape from […]
Doesn’t it seem that the best presents are always the ones you would never buy for yourself? Listening to the Alt—a powerhouse trio of Irish and Scottish musicians—recently at the Town Hall Theater in Middlebury, Vermont, was one of those experiences. When a family friend who hosts a Celtic radio show down […]
I remember when I first came to Vermont to visit Middlebury College, which is when my love affair with the Green Mountain state began. I was 16 or 17, and it was my first time ever in Vermont. Growing up in Princeton, there were Beemers and Audis in the parking […]