The World In Between

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• Adventures in the Loire Valley

  By Julie Callahan on September 30, 2018 • ( 5 )

  

  The bus flew past, and for a moment I was too stunned to react. Then I yelled, but if anything, the driver accelerated. “I can’t believe it,” I told Pat, “We’re not going.” Six months of anticipation. For naught. Pat… Read More ›

• Seven Years After

  By Julie Callahan on September 20, 2018 • ( 6 )

  

  This week is the seventh anniversary of our move from Evergreen, Colorado to Bratislava, Slovakia. The move wasn’t my idea; I had barely heard of Bratislava. My manager had called months earlier and proposed a six-month assignment. Pat and I… Read More ›

• Summertime in Paris

  By Julie Callahan on August 19, 2018 • ( 6 )

  

  It’s quiet here. Not so much in the tourist areas, which are as inundated as ever. But in the 11th where I live, signs hang on most doorways announcing extended closures. Here, we are in the midst of an age-old migration:… Read More ›

• Paris, Ella Fitzgerald and me

  By Julie Callahan on August 7, 2018 • ( 5 )

  I should tell you that I’m writing this blog post because it’s been a while; I’ve missed you; I wanted to catch up. But those would be lies. I’m writing this blog post because I’ve run out of things to… Read More ›

• Charity Bird

  By Julie Callahan on June 11, 2018 • ( 36 )

  Charity Bird was half Lenape and half French. Born in New Jersey, she ultimately became a homesteader, moving to North Dakota with her husband, James. Eventually, they would have six children before Charity died in childbirth. The baby lived—a girl…. Read More ›

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