Archive - Writing from Jenna

What Gaudi Knew

On Sagrada Familia, long projects, and walking home in the rain

Jun 27 •

May 2025

The Words I Couldn't Receive

Gentleness when your entire life has changed

May 22 •

November 2024

A Tree, of sort

A poetic offering

Nov 3, 2024 •

September 2024

Practicing Lüften

Opening up the windows

Sep 27, 2024 •

September 2023

Defining Phrase: Settling In

Seven feels like a “settling in” sort of number

Sep 12, 2023 •

May 2023

These Secret Days

On place writing + a quote from Hemingway

May 24, 2023 •

April 2023

Climbing Felsenmeer

Notes from the sea of rocks

Apr 17, 2023 •

February 2023

You Are Here: An Expat Arrival Tour

Learning the secret of the sunrise

Feb 17, 2023 •

December 2022

On the Eve of a New Thing

Reflections from a Kansas hotel just before lift off

Dec 31, 2022 •

November 2022

This is How Things Grow

On transition pains

Nov 14, 2022 •

October 2022

Why Are We Moving to Germany?

Some personal news

Oct 21, 2022 •

August 2022

The Rookie Gardener Despairs, then Rejoices

On struggling with garden metaphors

Aug 11, 2022 •

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