Am I Really Here?

Not all who wander are lost, but I probably am…

Welcome to my Travelog!

While downloading pictures from my phone today, I couldn’t believe how many folders I have in my 2023 file. My family and I have seen so much already in the short time that we’ve been stationed in Italy, and still we are planning on seeing more. Being so far from home can’t easily relate our travel stories with family and friends, and so I though I’d share them here for everyone who may be interested to read. This blog is, after all, about an Orthodox priest abroad.

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  • Getting on the Ball
    It seems impossible that it has been nearly two years since I have written anything about baseball, so since we’re at the beginning of the annual baseball reawakening, I think I will begin to reengage this page with a reflection of my favorite sport. Not only is Major League Baseball Spring Training now underway, butContinue reading “Getting on the Ball”
  • Only in Rome is it Possible to Understand Rome.
    I am astonished to be able to say that I’ve been to Rome half a dozen times. With only one exception, however, I’ve never spent the night there. Living in Naples, we are only an hour away by high-speed train and so we’ve made several day trips to the Eternal City, enough that I’m ratherContinue reading “Only in Rome is it Possible to Understand Rome.”
  • So. Much. Art.
    After mom and dad arrived with Keyran, we checked them into their hotel on base and let them rest. We introduced them to Neapolitan pizza from our favorite local restaurant their first night in Italy, but there was little time to adjust before we began the first leg of our Italian Summer Vacation. Our firstContinue reading “So. Much. Art.”
  • A Great Oddity, a City for Beavers*
    When we were preparing for their arrival, Nora and I kept asking my parents what they wanted to do or see while in Europe. We entertained ideas of short trips to other countries—Mom wanted to go to Corfu in Greece—but we all settled on staying within Italy. Less time in transit, more time exploring. WhatContinue reading “A Great Oddity, a City for Beavers*”
  • Family Vacation
    Many of my most cherished childhood memories come from our family vacations. Most every year, for a couple weeks, Mom and Dad would load all four of us into the station wagon with our Coleman pop-up camper in tow and take us on an adventure. Well, for us they were all adventures. Sometimes the tripContinue reading “Family Vacation”