Which Movies Inspire You to Travel?
You haven’t traveled if you haven’t been to India. “What do you see that I don’t?” “The light, colors, smiles….all life is here.” Or, so I am told by anyone […]
Category Archives: Destinations
New Year’s Resolution #8: Volunteer (That Is, No Excuses)
Diploma packed away, plane ticket booked, and my new suitcase – a graduation gift – bulging at the zips, I prepared for a year-long volunteer program in Glasgow, Scotland. 22 […]
Thursday Lingering Look at Windows: Paris
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New Year’s Resolution #7: Be Less Stressed (That Is, Let Off Some Steam)
“We should be getting close,” Meghan promised, pointing at the trickle of hot water meting our icy path. She’d been saying this for 45 minutes, up hills and through knee-high […]
Weekly Photo Challenge: Home
Katerina insisted that Oia’s sunsets were the best in the world. When my Greek friend – voice punctuated by exclamation points and national pride – spoke about her homeland, her enthusiasm left little room for doubt. So we […]
A Wise Person Is One Who Says “Thank You”….
An anecdote: I don’t remember volunteering to play at their funerals. Instead, I recall the underlying weariness and humble desperation of a neighborhood familiar with midnight knife fights, alcohol addictions, drug […]
New Year’s Resolution #6: Drink Less (That Is, Drink Less Bad Beer)
“You can’t be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline – it helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, […]
Too Mutch For Words 