Tag Archives: Travel reflections – One of the reasons I most love travel is that it forces you to see things differently. As you explore a new country, you inevitably encounter different ways that people live, and you come face to face with new, and often challenging, experiences. I love this, because I always end up seeing the world – […]  Before departing the North American continent for the umpteeth time, I had the fortune of meeting my parents’ new neighbors, Carla and Hubert. They were telling me about how easy it had been to move into the neighborhood because of the kindness and openness of my parents. Carla told me the story of the day […]  There’s something about the beach that just feels like home. No matter where in the world it is. As long as it has a few key features, like a long, flat, walkable beach, soft, smooth, unlettered sand, and a few seaside creatures that wash up on shore.This morning, I woke up before most of Montanita, […] This week I am truly starting to adjust to, and find contentment, in life here. I suppose to first two weeks I was a bit shell-shocked at the lifestyle I’d be leading, the family I was working for, the pace, etc. I didn’t really go through the big highs and lows that are normal with […] I’ve always hated mushrooms. Anyone who knows me knows this. I know this is strange, considering I’m a vegetarian and that mushrooms are the meat of the veggie world, yadda yadda yadda. I’ve tried to like them, really I have. But…I…just…hate…them!I’m eating them as I write this blog. AND, I ate them for breakfast this […] |
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