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A few years ago, my partner and I took a trip to Southeast Asia and didn’t know anyone.Although we undoubtedly…

If you told 18-year-old me that I’d be living at home at 29, I would’ve been embarrassed. By that age,…

I often think of one sentence from my late grandmother’s obituary: “She kept her 10 children fed and clothed.”Yes, she…

Russia is spending record amounts on defense. But it’s falling behind in building the advanced, modern military it needs for…

No matter how much you plan or how well-traveled you are, you’re bound to make a few mistakes. That’s what…

We were two young college graduates in our second year of marriage. I was 27 and my husband 26. We…

My daughter’s college graduation hit me profoundly. I was proud of her, of course, but this graduation, unlike the previous…

For me, grocery shopping is more of a game of strategy than a chore.With a family of four, plus one…

As a native of Washington, DC, I’ll never forget looking out the window of an Amtrak train to take in…

I had landed my first journalism job and was living in a basement studio. I was dating Ron, a fellow…