On his last night in the village, Matthew reflects on a wonderful month, including what he has accomplished, what hell miss, and what hell be taking back with him as he returns his day-to-day life.

As his time in the village nears its end, Matthew catches up with friends. In the process, he learns more than he ever expected to know about hedgehogsincluding the difference between Croatian and African ones.On his last full day, Matthew starts prepa

The day of the village festival, Matthew has an epiphany that heralds a majorand bittersweetturning point that will dramatically alter has life at home. That night, the festivities in full swing, Matthew meets up with friends and makes a new one, is t

When the church bells wont stop ringing, Matthew learns that its the day of the village festival, when the Virgin Mary will be taken on her yearly stroll through the villageand the whole village will party late into the night.Later, Matthew faces the

Thirty takes later, for some reason Matthew still cannot manage to film what should be an easy, routine promo clip. On a walk that night, he comes under attack in his underwear and overhead, too, in what prove to be two very close calls.

When Matthew sees a little girl at the nude beach, he cant help but think about how lucky she is to have parents instilling in her a healthy body image.Back at home, Matthew has encounters with industrious ants, adorable geckos, and a spider that is ho

Matthew reflects on how and whywhile grappling the day before with his doubts and fearsjournaling was so helpful in helping him to see clearly and get himself out of his malaise.Later, Alfred decides that Matthew needs a masters degreeand should get

Still grappling with some doubts and fears, Matthew reflects on how many of our struggles are all in our head, how our thoughts create our emotions, and how being present and taking action can be potent antidotes to tough times. A delicious free dinner

Matthew gets unequivocally blown off by Young Neptune, at last enabling him to definitively conclude that friendship has died on the vine.Matthew also has a day where he is overwhelmed by doubts about his creative endeavors and if or how they will amoun

Matthew and Lidia have another linguistic misunderstanding, and Matthew rediscovers the joy of writing.Meanwhile, questions about the LGBTQ experience in Croatia lead Matthew to recall that time he had to come out on live radio.