Spoke Lore

Another year in the rearview. I’m sitting at a hostel in Himarë, Albania, listening to the rumbling songs of thunder as a mini-storm passes through the coastal town. We’ve just taken down the Christmas decorations, and locals are settling back into routine well into the first week of 2026. Over the last few days my social media feeds have been flooded with an endless stream of glowing 2025 snapshot reels that fill me with the fuzzies. I love to see my friends back home and al