A Month with Matthew: In Croatia

Writer Matthew Félix needed to figure out what was next for him, so he went on a month-long solo retreat in a seaside village in Croatia. From the characters he met, to the experiences he had—some funny, some frustrating—to the thoughts, memories, and emotions that came up for him, these are his unscripted stories and ruminations from a month in Croatia.

01 Arrival in Croatia

The “A Month with Matthew: in Croatia podcast” features travel anecdotes, storytelling, and humor short stories from author Matthew Félix’s solo retreat in a small island village in Croatia.

An unexpected opportunity leads writer Matthew Félix to a seaside island village in Croatia. In this episode, Matthew arrives at the cottage where he plans to spend the next month, and he explains what he hopes to accomplish during his retreat there. To answer that question he got so many times before leaving San Francisco, he also explains “why Croatia.”