My Top 10 Road Trip Experiences of 2025
For me (and for many others), 2025 was a strange and sporadically horrible year. I spent much of 2025 feeling anxious and depressed for various reasons, and I blogged less than I have in [...]
My Top 5 Moments in the Great State of Maine
Given this week's political nuclear bomb blast, it feels like a weird time to publish a light-hearted post about my recent (pre-election) jaunt through the United States. But I'm hoping you've have had enough [...]
Americans in Joburg: Why We Vote
In 2020, I published a blog post with tips for Americans living in South Africa who wanted to vote in the U.S. presidential election. I thought about simply resharing that post this year. But [...]
Four Days in Rhode Island, America’s Smallest State
I'm back in Joburg after a month-long trip to the U.S. -- my second American journey in 2023. I spent most of this trip dealing with administrative and family issues, spending time in the [...]
The Blogitects Do America
Thorsten and I just returned to Joburg after a long trip to the U.S. -- I was there for a month and Thorsten joined me for three weeks. We had a fun, emotional, hilarious, [...]
A Post About South Carolina Barbecue
I've been meaning to blog for days -- weeks, even. But I'm so far away from South Africa, feeling disconnected from the multiple tragedies unfolding there, and it hasn't felt like a good time [...]
Back Home in Sykesville for the 4th of July
For the first time since 2010, I found myself with my family in the United States on the 4th of July. My sister, my nephew, my dad, my dad's girlfriend, and I piled into [...]
Thoughts on Traveling from South Africa to America in a Pandemic
Last week, just as the third wave of the pandemic was nearing a crescendo in South Africa, I boarded a United Airlines flight from Joburg to Newark, New Jersey. It wasn't an ideal time [...]
A Whiny American in Joburg Files Her U.S. Taxes
I've been staring at this screen on and off for the past two days, trying to figure out how to write a blog post about U.S. taxes. I don't know how to write it [...]
Thoughts on the U.S. Presidential Election, From Afar
Yesterday morning, I woke up and watched a recording of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris' presidential election victory speeches. I was extremely far removed from that stage in Wilmington, Delaware -- sitting in bed [...]
Americans in South Africa: It’s Time to Vote
Apologies for this interruption to my regular programming -- I realize Americans in South Africa represent a small percentage of my readership. But I learned some important information about overseas absentee voting this week [...]
Thoughts About Racism, Anti-Racism, and White Supremacy (Lockdown Day 66)
It's Day 66 of the South African lockdown. I don't normally blog on weekends and today I was supposed to work on another task. But I've decided to do that task tomorrow and blog [...]