So, apparently, Spain now has venomous sea slugs washing up on its shores. Yup, you read that right. Venomous. Sea. Slugs. As if jellyfish and sharks weren’t already enough for my imagination to run wild with when I dip a toe in the ocean. Now I’ve got to […]
I was a vegetarian for a rather long time. Such of state of my being confused my family to no end. Eventually, I did stop being a vegetarian as I’m allergic to legumes (and I don’t like them) and fish. Even my doctor told me, a few weeks […]
It is time for a new adventure. The world is too chaotic right now to just stand still in the middle of it. I must spin along with the world and find a new dance. -Psychologist Mimi I have a love hate relationship with wine. Well, its […]
When I lived in Spain many years ago, I was considered exotic by many Spaniards and Europeans in general. I was different looking as I am brown and curly-haired. The fact that I was American bewildered many as I did not fit the images that are often […]
It’s my birthday and I will not cry because I do not want to. I want to be happy and stay happy. It’s my birthday and I have given myself the day off. Well, rather, I have allowed myself to work from home so that I […]
I’ve Got an Itch Again to Live Abroad Back when I was a teenager I was quite fortunate to be able to study abroad in Spain. I got to live a very frugal life in the middle of Barcelona where I would walk up and down the […]
The humor and indignation taste test: The art of friendship these days Making friendships is a core a human activity that allows us to bond, connect and share with others. Friendships serve as a ventilation system where steam can get released. However, use friendships as a ventilation […]
From an early age I wasn’t that much into meat. Looking back, I realize that part of my distaste of meat was that it was associated (in my young mind) with cooking for a husband. Odd, I know. But I was set from very early on that I […]
As someone who has wanderlust I hope to instill a worldview in my son’s young consciousness. He is only five years old but he has already developed a taste for travel. He especially likes staying in hotels; due in part to the fact that he is very well […]
Daily Prompt: Teaching The Art of Being an Other On a dark, gray rainy day on a train platform in the small town of Ripoll, Spain I awaited the delayed RENFE (train) that would take me back to Barcelona. I had just had a fabulous time in this […]
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