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#550: Finding My Roots at Wimbledon Common Windmill

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Climb to the top of the Wimbledon Common Windmill to get a taste of the countryside in this wooded green not far from the heart of London. It’s been 663 days since I’ve set foot in Kansas, and most days, I’m not counting. But when I need a little dose of prairie, London can sometimes fix me up. For all of the city’s hustle and bustle, London has these pockets and patches …

London: A Place is Worth 1,000 Posts

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“I hope you have a good birthday, but it’s time for you to come home now.” It’s been 960 days since I moved away, and it was only supposed to be 365. My family’s thoughts about this time difference have gotten significantly less subtle in the last 100. It was only supposed to be one country, one visa. Then it was two countries. And it will be four visas by the …