On an assignment for USA TODAY having a traditional Hungarian dinner prepared by a local woman from Budapest in an apartment in the former Jewish ghetto, which was evacuated in World War II. Her grandmother was killed in the Holocaust. Her father and mother lived in this...
Anyone who’s ever been to Croatia knows it has a certain splendor that can’t be replicated. I was lucky enough to live there recently, near the stony beaches of Split, where I’d spend my self-designated lunch breaks filling up on the octopus and black risotti you...
There are so many things I want to say about this video, which I've now watched approximately 1,000 times (and cried each loop). Not only does it have my Yugen family, but my friend Liz reached out to my family back home - complete with...
Perhaps success is a delicate mix between luck and ambition, helping you to arrive at the goals you set for yourself, no matter how lustful they are. For me, seeing a Vogue byline felt a lot like a pipe dream, not a reality I would see in black-and-white. And...
24 hours in Remote Year life: Yesterday, woke up and had my last breakfast overlooking the Adriatic Sea on my balcony in Croatia. Danced with Yugens to "My Girl" and "You Can't Hurry Love" in our workspace while waiting for one of the 12 vans transporting us...
Exactly a month ago, I boarded a one-way ticket from NYC to the greatest leap of faith of my life. Today, sitting on the balcony of my apartment overlooking Znjar and the Adriatic Sea, I've thinking about the 43,800 minutes of Remote Year I've already experienced. 43,800...
Three weeks into Remote Year and I've had some pretty incredible experiences. I've seen some beautiful sites. I've eaten amazing food. I've taken many new adventures. I've made many new friends. But between the pretty landscapes and the sea swims, the hotel reviews and the...
Though traveling the world for a year is definitely a great privilege and opportunity, one of the biggest reasons I decided to do Remote Year was for the community. Waking up every single morning to a gorgeous view of the Adriatic Sea is wonderful, but...
In the past week I've experienced the following (in no particular order): -Cautiously swam in a pool of 18,000 fish, all nibbling at me, while wearing goggles so I could see their circular school up close. -Eaten said fish afterwards, prepared by a local entrepreneur wearing a...
This morning, as I double (and triple)-checked I packed my passport, I thought to myself: "How cool is it that I can go to another country for a day, just because it's only two hours away?" Answer: it's quite the blessing. A group of 10 bold, brave...