TT&W TeamJan 1, 20214 minOut of Ukraine - 20 Pounds Later...As with all family reunions, eventually our time in Ukraine had to come to an end. While certainly better than five-year gaps between...
TT&W TeamDec 25, 20206 minKhortitsa Sich - A Day with the CossacksCossacks - somewhat like dachas - have made plenty of appearances in Western popular culture, but most Americans (Chipp certainly...
TT&W TeamDec 18, 20206 minA Day at the DachaTo many Westerners, Soviet dachas maintain a near mythical aura following a Cold War’s worth of media and pop culture references. From...
TT&W TeamDec 11, 20206 minA (Georgian Food) Walk Down Memory Lane - Plus Some TequilaAfter spending three months with the Marines living outside Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia (plus another seven months deployed to...
TT&W TeamDec 4, 20205 minA Ukrainian Feast… and “Shout!” If it’s not clear already, our lives largely revolved around food during our time in Zap. Family, sure. Booze, you bet. But food...
TT&W TeamNov 27, 20205 minWorking "Na Balconye" - Daily Routine in ZaporizhzhiaGetting settled into life in Zaporizhzhia, we faced an interesting - and somewhat incongruous - set of circumstances. On one hand, we...
TT&W TeamNov 20, 20203 minAn Army-Navy Rivalry, Soviet StyleAs a Marine Corps officer commissioned out of the Naval Academy, Chipp basically kicked off his service in the deep end: What semester do...
TT&W TeamNov 13, 20205 minA Ukrainian Family Reunion - and Food!After exploring Istanbul - and learning a little about the travel/work balance on the road - we headed off to Zaporizhzhia (a.k.a....