WELCOME TO NIKITA'S ADVENTURES

Are you tired of hearing about COVID-19 aka the Coronavirus? Meeeeee too.😑It's quite literally everywhere. Because every company in the...

What can I say? I'm an American girl in a Bulgarian world. When I look around Sofia and observe with my American eyes, there are only a...

Have you ever returned home from your incredible adventure exhausted and had the thought of *sigh* "I really need a vacation from my...

Before moving to Bulgaria in early 2019, my family and I had decided to do Christmas a little different this year. In years past, we were...

Thanksgiving 2019 has come and gone with all the familiar anxiety and excitement like previous years, but of course, this year WAS very...

Throughout my adult life, I've often been heard saying that I want to travel to a place where I can finally experience "culture shock."...

Disclaimer: Neither Matthew, Christopher, nor myself condone the behavior I am about to reveal to you displayed by some Bulgarians. We are m

Home is where the heart is, right? I recently watched a TED Talk video called How to Feel At Home Anywhere. Laura Gallaher, a...

Life in Sofia is getting real now. It's been just shy of a month since Christopher and I joined Matthew here in Bulgaria, and I wondered...

Have you ever seen a castle? A real castle? Ok yes, Cinderella's castle in Disney World DOES count. Matt, Christopher, & I spent the...

PSA: Flights from the US to Bucharest, Romania cost approximately $500-600 roundtrip. Check out what we did this past weekend and then...

Добър ден! (Good day!) What a week it has been! I wish I could share absolutely everything that has happened over the last seven days,...

After three long flights across the globe, we have finally arrived in Sofia! We actually landed two days ago, but jet lag is no joke. For...

Over the last six months, people keep asking the same question, "Why Sofia?" Oddly enough, some people have made assumptions that I may...

You may think giving up life as you know it to move to a foreign country and live like locals sounds spontaneous - exotic, even....

So, where do you travel when you have a limited income and live in Florida? Cocoa Beach to catch the next Carnival Cruise ship set for...

Over the last 15 years, I've built a life alongside my college sweetheart - Matthew. We started off as young lovers who had a dream at an...