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Stories from
a life abroad
Travel, expat life in the Netherlands, WWII history, and the long road to becoming a pilot – all from our home overseas.
Every country tells a story
Where We’ve Been
Click any crimson country to explore stories from that destination.
On the road
Travel
From family weekends away to the places that leave a mark: stories from the road.
The Cabin In The Woods
It all started with a house in the woods, a story from Rovaniemi, and the strange pull of a place where history still feels close...
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Sisu
Six hours of daylight, a cup of glögi, and the Finnish word for the kind of grit that shows up when breaking would be reasonable...
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Why We Went Up There
Not the Balkans: the Baltics are one of those places that quietly confound Americans. If we hadn't been living in Europe...
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Letters Home
Part fiction, part fact, tracing my grandfather's wartime path through Europe and the stories that still echo.
The Same Streets
I realized I should have worn a coat. The cold spring air in Obernai was not pleasant without one, but pop may not have either have had one either, 81 years ago on these same cobblestones.
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Beneath a Falling Sky
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A Mission in the Mountains
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Sully's War
A modern man forced into the uncertainty of 1941 and embedded with the men of Battery D. Through imagined letters, AI-created episodes, and the real history behind Letters Home, the project blends fiction, memory, and wartime research.
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