Empty Nest Expat

The German Olympic Team exhibiting pride The Olympics this year are in Russia, a country still trying to catch up from a disastrous c...

  A photo of the Beşiktaş Forum, a nightly neighborhood discussion happening in my neighborhood park and twenty other parks through...

"Everyday Five Women Are Killed through Domestic Violence" Yesterday was so delightful. The enormity of Eve Ensler's ima...

President Obama taking the oath of office I notice the race is on for the Obama Presidential Library. The two cities mentioned as possib...

"American Gothic" by Iowa artist Grant Wood   If you live away from where you grew up, have you ever received an invitation...

This week, I cast my ballot in the American election. I was proud to have not blown it off but to have figured out how to do it. Figuring it...

Thanks to Miss Footloose (aka Karen van der Zee) I've been invited to participate in the My 7 Links project organized by Tripbase, the...

Air Force One Arrives in Prague The United States Embassy in Prague has shared a second set of behind-the-scene photos of Obama in Pr...

The Streets of Karlovy Vary in Western Bohemia, Czech Republic.  It's a spa town so popular with Russians there are direct flights. Old...

President Obama and President Medvedev signing the START Treaty at Prague Castle The United States Embassy in Prague recently posted behind...

 In honor of President Obama's achievements in signing a new START treaty with Russia this week in Prague, I'm reposting my original...

Often Americans hear news reports from countries around the world crying out "why won't America lead on this?"  Here's an ...

One year ago today, my President was in Prague, giving a speech calling for the elimination of all nuclear weapons.  That speech contribute...

Recently I saw the Czech movie "Twenty-One Spokespersons of Charter '77." What a great film for showcasing the singular courag...

"Wow." I totally understand Robert Gibbs initial reaction to the news that President Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize. I am proud...

Dear Mr. President, It seems you have come to a decision about the Eastern European missile shield that will be greeted with relief and grat...

Yes, I know. You suspect this blog post might be a cheap ploy to get more readership, if only from the weekend shift at the CIA. But actuall...

Happy Independence Day to my fellow Americans! 233 years of government of the people, by the people, and for the people. May it ever be so...

Grant P., a fellow expat in Prague, watched Obama come into Prague on Air Force One. This is a mere stock photo of Air Force One. Grant...

What's Latin for "they came, they saw, they charmed?" That's what President and Mrs. Obama did when he spoke to the Czech...