There is something so magical that happens between June 20 and September 22. Albeit cliché giving weight to the Instagram captions noting...

As you've all been made abundantly aware of by now, Lewiston, Maine recently endured one of the worst mass shootings this nation has ever...

It’s the Coney Island of New England, the Navy Pier of the East Coast, the magnetic force that entices Canada’s worst and Maine’s finest...

It's safe to say I've taken a bit of a hiatus in terms of the whole written life updates front. Full disclosure, I haven't written a blog...

As it turns out, substitute teaching responsibilities extend far beyond the classroom. Sometimes you have to drop off kids at the art...

When I'm asked that infamous question "what do you want to do with your life?" I find myself scrambling for an answer. One that mutates...

"Dangerous." "Poor." "Cheap." "Great pizza, bad city." These are just a few of many negative phrases you may be met with after telling...

As I've mentioned in passing before, I'm not one for extreme religious beliefs. In earnest, I'm not even one for slight religious...

Hello, my name is Helen Ruhlin, allow me to introduce myself. I'm a 22-year-old from Southern Maine, currently traveling throughout...

Olivia and I had the honor of spending our last week of 2021 in Germany, and more importantly in the fine accompaniment of Tom Fischer...

After careful consideration (and much deliberation mulled over countless glasses of port wine and slices of chocolate cake), I have...

Sweet, sweet Portuguese egg tarts... where do I start? If you couldn't immediately guess the correlation between the title of this blog...

As Olivia and I wandered down the narrow alleyway towards La Carboneria, euros jingling in one pocket, hand stuffed in the other to...

As expected, the past six days in Seville have provided much-needed refuge from the contemporary hustle and bustle that is Madrid. That’s...

I’m not sure if I jinxed myself with the last blog post or if Spaniards have a secret mission to keep me from visiting, but either way it...

Coming as news to some and a reminder to most, (apologies if you follow me on social media, I've gone a tad overboard on my travel...

My parents recently sold my childhood home, or their home rather. I oft lay claim to the house in Cornish when talking about it despite...