Greece: Delphi, Meteora & Athens
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Greece: Delphi, Meteora & Athens

We spent an incredible 4 day weekend in Greece to celebrate our 6 year wedding anniversary and as our “Labor Day” weekend trip. The way things work for my partner’s command, he has a four day weekend for almost every US federal holiday. We are able to travel within Europe without taking leave, or PTO, over those weekends. On this trip, we managed to squeeze in Delphi, Meteora, and Athens.

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From Mythology to Motherhood: My Love Affair with Persephone
Travel, Expat Life, Abroad, American in Italy, Motherhood, PPD Kirstin Brueckmann Kruip Travel, Expat Life, Abroad, American in Italy, Motherhood, PPD Kirstin Brueckmann Kruip

From Mythology to Motherhood: My Love Affair with Persephone

I thought I knew everything about her story - the daughter of Demeter and Zeus who was spirited away to the Underworld by Hades himself. Little did I know how reductive I was in my view of the woman whose presence was to become my most constant guide through not only motherhood but the cycles of life itself.

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