Here are at least five things you can do to grow your hair longer in case of a bad cut, or to simply have a healthier mane.

I'd heard a little about the toilets and restrooms in Japan before I arrived, but I didn't think my bathroom experiences would be so...

Striving to get back to Europe, I find myself on the northeastern coast of the mainland of Japan. Here I am, working and living in a...

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Meet Darleen Cortez, a woman who gets around. She's the envy of nomadic women (like me) who want to see as much of the world as they can...

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Your holidays are over. Do you have to stop the rest, relaxation and enjoyment of new experiences? If your daily routine requires...

Not long ago there appeared in my feed an online ad for the book International Pet Sitting by Amy McCune. The book's premise: a person...

You can bow and bend, but don't let yourself break. Feeling stuck in life? Not in the place you want to be? This happens to all of us....

In December I was very sick. Christmas Day - and the five days before and after - was spent on the couch under blankets with a headache,...

Taking the leap to move to a "new" country, a new city, a new job and a new home takes hutzpah. I've done it several times and am getting...

Moving, starting over, or building a business? Here are some tips to help spare your bank account while you get re-established. Saving...

Those of us in long-distance relationships learn to enjoy traveling as often as possible. This is especially true when we’re going to see...

Living in Hawaiʻi is a dream for many people. While living in Germany, it became one of my dreams as well, after meeting a Hawaiian man...

There is a wonderfully magical mountain near my home. It is called Puʻu o Hulu by the Hawaiian people. Like many things here, there is a...

Do you have wanderlust? Read through the following and put a mental checkmark next to the statements that apply to you: You don't love to...

Through a pandemic, an inferno and an ice storm, the Trio Tavern in Mill City, Oregon keeps on cookin’. The year 2020 started off with...

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A strange occurrence took place on the island at the start of the school year. Moving classrooms, I was in search of a bucket and rag to...