summer – My Little Hawk

Coastline in Ruin

In a tragic instant, people lost everything. It’s hard to find words to grasp the immensity of this event. Seeing the beautiful green coast I grew up in reduced to ash is heartbreaking.

Devastating Fires in Croatia

With temperatures exceptionally high this year, what happened is a catastrophe. The scenes we were watching this morning are unfathomable.

Šolta Beach Escape: Croatia’s Best Islands

If you ever find yourself in Split, Croatia, in summertime, don’t skip the surrounding islands, like Šolta. It would be your most relaxing and refreshing vacation ever! Forget the phone, forget the stress, just hop on that ferry! Šolta is an island an hour away from Split, and it’s a perfect day trip.

Summer in Details: Fragments of Time

Sitting with the weight of a year passed, I bite into a peach, and as I trail the juice from my hand to my elbow, I try to ground myself. My hands are sticky, and I wipe them on my shirt, leaving a blotchy stain on my ribs.

Summer in Waiting Rooms: Figuring Your Life Out in Your Twenties

I’ve been ready to move all my life. I’ve been waiting forever in my room that isn’t my room because I have somewhere else to be. A home.

Kotor Travel Guide

Next Stop – Kotor Tucked into a beautiful bay crowned by mountains, Kotor is a must-visit place in Montenegro. Though I must warn you: the roads going into Kotor are no joke. But this city of cats is worth the drive! Entering the Old Town gates really feels like stepping into a different world. CobblestoneContinueContinue reading “Kotor Travel Guide”

Nighttime Swimming: A Story About Summer 2025

– Wanna go for a swim after work? – A smile stretches across my face. I pass the cigarette to my sister, the smoke curling in the space between us. The summer passed in that moment between, in all those blink-and-you-miss-it moments, where all of my daydreams and planning never came to fruition. We sitContinueContinue reading “Nighttime Swimming: A Story About Summer 2025”

ROMANTICIZING SUMMER 2025: When Life Gives You Tangerines

I’m standing over the sink, washing the glasses, and smiling to myself over the familiarity of the routine summer always sets up for me. The shouting of the orders over the counter, oil sizzling in the kitchen, clicking of the glasses on the bar trays as they are carried through the restaurant, Aneta’s laughter fromContinueContinue reading “ROMANTICIZING SUMMER 2025: When Life Gives You Tangerines”

THE SLIGHTEST HINT OF ABANDONMENT

“If you give me the slightest hint of abandonment and withdrawal, I would outdo you.” Trust me to disappear easily, master of leaving. I didn’t abandon this blog. I’m struggling with those burning questions I always have more time to think of in this Mediterranean heat. THE SLIGHTEST HINT OF ABANDONMENT If I’m being honestContinueContinue reading “THE SLIGHTEST HINT OF ABANDONMENT”