Fearless in Love No. 4 – Rebecca and Fred
It all started when I, a recently divorced 40-something, went on a vacation to Thailand with some girlfriends and saw a cute guy across the dock waiting for the same ferry. Continue Reading
Fearless in Love No. 3 – Attaliah & Robin
“The following day Robin was supposed to leave the island and my friend and I were going to head to an all day excursion. Then the rain happened. I was out on the patio after fixing our plans & Robin came to say hello.”Continue Reading
Fearless in Love – International Relationship No. 2 – Alyona & Arben
“We met on August 17, 2009 in a small European country called Montenegro… our relationship was long distance for 9.5 years and during that time we built a strong, lifelong friendship, partnership, union, and family.”Continue Reading
Fearless in Love: International Relationship No. 1 – Naomi and Jostein
“The night before we met for the first time, Jostein told me that he was only assigned to be in D.C. for a year, so he would understand if I didn’t want to meet. Having been on literally dozens of dating app first dates, I thought “what a weirdo, I am probably never going to see you again.””Continue Reading
The History of the Croissant
I’d never really considered that the croissant might not actually have originated in France. The golden, flaky pastry softened by layers of butter is practically the national symbol of this country, after all. But, lo and behold, this iconic pastry actually hails from further east – Vienna, Austria, to be exact. Continue Reading




