Laura was late for class. She was never late. In fact, until now, she was always the first one there. When she finally arrived she was wearing a thick, white hoodie over her raven long hair. She kept her eyes down, her usual, easy smile missing. I was concerned but couldn’t do much more than… Read More seething
We are early days here in Buenos Aires. We landed in the middle of a long holiday weekend, so it has afforded us a more gentle acclimation period. We know that living somewhere when you are not fluent affords you daily doses of small humiliations. It’s all part of the learning process but it’s sometimes… Read More The shape of small successes
New Orleans continues to dazzle us with its simplicity and intensity. In all things, it seems, New Orleans strikes an impossible balance of relaxed and serious. Everywhere there is this incongruousness, this natural coexisting of opposites. I’d say tension, but it’s really the opposite of that. It’s an entwined vine woven through a wrought iron… Read More Here is why New Orleans is no good
Week one of our Nomad stay in New York has completely met our expectations and then some. I’m not sure I yet have any kind of organization around our stay or how I’m going to capture it, but some themes are emerging. Personal Wellness. Larry and I have both been trying to prioritize health and… Read More NYC Weekly Review
I am surprised at how quickly I felt at home here in New York. I expected to take a little longer to feel comfortable. To get my rhythm. To find my feet. But almost immediately things feel very natural. Even things that should not feel natural fall into place. There are serious compartmentalizations that have… Read More New York Reflections
(a poem from earlier this summer)
We interrupt these nomadic wanderings and pondering with inconvenient health issues. I started out with the best of intentions and lofty goals of daily writing. But then, in the middle of my well-laid plans, I get smacked with needing two surgeries within a month of each other. One on my back and one on my… Read More *grumble grumble*
Empty Nest Wanderings 