December PenPalz: Modica, Sicily

December 31, 2021 0 Comments 0 tags

As if the beauty around Sicily isn’t enough to draw us to visit the little towns, the city of Modica is known for its chocolate and was definitely a stop that

November PenPalz: Paderborn, Germany

November 30, 2021 0 Comments 0 tags

In the 3 months we’ve lived in Europe, we’ve been fortunate to travel to Germany twice already with Pat’s work! In September we were in Bavaria, and this time we were further

October Penpalz: Taormina

November 3, 2021 0 Comments 0 tags

Taormina is such a beautiful town located about an hour north east of us. It sits right on the ocean, on a hill, overlooking the beautiful ocean. The town is

September PenPalz: Neuschwanstein Castle

October 6, 2021 0 Comments 0 tags

Visiting the  Neuschwanstein Castle was one of the highlights of our trip to Southern Germany! While we were there, we had to get our Penpalz Postcards!  The Neuschwanstein Castle was used as inspiration for

Weekend in Ortigia with a Family

September 7, 2021 0 Comments 0 tags

Our first getaway on the Island! It is still so surreal that we are here. That we just got back from exploring Ortigia, a small island on the south east of

August PenPalz: Catania & Mt. Etna

August 27, 2021 0 Comments 0 tags

PenPalz! We sent out August’s postcards from Sicily, Italy! Specifically…. Catania/Mt. Etna where we live now!   I have no idea how long it’ll take for them to ship from

We Made It To Sicily, Italy!

August 20, 2021 0 Comments 0 tags

We made it! Whew! What an adventure it was getting here! After all of our hurdles and set backs of getting here (EFMP enrollment, medical delays, confusion between army/navy/marines/nato/civilian world/etc,

What is a PenPal?

July 22, 2021 0 Comments 0 tags

Postcards from around the world.  Who doesn’t love getting a physical letter in the mail from a pen pal?! We do! As you may or may not know… We are