We left Tennessee and spent two full days driving. The first day landed us in Amarillo, Texas, in time for an excellent dinner of Tex Mex and a good night’s sleep. The second day brought us from Texas to Utah, passing through Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Arizona. We passed stunning scenery, the likes of which… Read More Nomads heading west
After an all-too-short time in Florida we drove 13 hours to get to Dickson, Tennessee. There we spent a week with family and friends, visiting graves, holding newly born babies, sitting around countless kitchen tables, enjoying community meals, and celebrating vow renewals. It was a beautiful visit with beautiful people in a beautiful part of… Read More Middle Tennessee
Our last week in Buenos Aires was balanced with playing tourist and taking care of the normal things. Because my classes were over, I was able to spend a little more time on seeing some sights. I toured the Colón Theater and the Bella Arts Museum. I explored more neighborhoods including Chinatown and a revisit… Read More Week four in Buenos Aires
I’ve been mulling something over for a while. I think I’ve finally realized what I’m feeling, but I’m no closer to being able to explain it than I was when I first started experiencing the tugging in my heart. So I think I’ll pull on some threads here and see what I uncover. I am… Read More The heart wants what the heart wants
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
Delayed update post: Week eight+ 11/27 -12/4 , our last week in NYC for this visit, plus a side quest for Kim to Philadelphia, and then Florida for our next multi-month stop. Despite it being our last week, it pretty much followed the routine of all our previous: Monday morning I was in the gym… Read More Better late than never – Week eight summary
The end is so close. I look at the desk calendar and I feel like Grover in the beloved children’s book, Monster at the End of the Book. But I cannot stop time. The only thing I can do is try to squeeze as much as possible in before we leave Friday morning. To that… Read More Week seven highlights
The indulgences and experiences keep piling on. This week was chock full. I mean Chock. Full. We kicked it off with a fancy pants Michelin restaurant, Kochi, with our friends who were over visiting from Germany, Chris and Katja. We finished the evening with them enjoying Margaritas under a glass raised by the Statue of… Read More Week Six Highlights (delayed)
Good lord… I’m not even sure where to start on choosing highlights from this amazing week. From November 6 through November 12th, we had so many incredible experiences, I may need to go day-by-day: Monday I started the day as a normal Monday: gym, groceries, laundry, and some pre-cooking. But then I took off uptown,… Read More Week 5 Highlights
We essentially only have three weeks left here in NYC. I feel a little frantic because there is still just so much I want to see and do. I’m not sure how much we will get to, but I know I will give it my level best effort. I also can’t guarantee all our good,… Read More The End is near
Empty Nest Wanderings 