
Romney vs Big Bird, and our other distractions
It’s been a while since we’ve shared our travel stories. Let me explain. No, there is too much. Let me sum up. Politics Todd and I both have been caught up in the Presidential brouhaha, watching both conventions and last…
Thoughts from abroad on the ups and downs of Election Day
We hear that Obama wins! | Photo by Lauren Girardin Early in the morning of November 4th, our friend Jennie went into labor at her home in Philadelphia. Instead of immediately rushing out the door, she and her husband Amos…

Our votes have been counted
Todd and I are psyched – we just got the official news that our votes by fax have been counted. But, our stomachs are still in knots. Thankfully, the cause isn’t Delhi Belly – we’re nervous for the U.S. and…
Voting from the global road
Patriotism for sale as neckties | Photo by Lauren Girardin “Will you vote absentee? How does that work?” asked Jennie, five months pregnant, sprawled on her couch in the South Philly row house she shares with her husband Amos. I…