I’m thinking about change. How it happens. The people it affects. What doesn’t change when everything else does. What small thing can be different when everything else looks the same. I’m thinking about love and loss because that’s precisely what … Continue reading
The other day I splurged. It didn’t involve chocolate or shopping or a massage. But it did technically take place at a spa. I took 25 mil of my hard-earned teaching money (that’s about three classes worth) and left my … Continue reading
Most of us dream about it, right? Hot summer days stretched out in uninterrupted succession. Balmy temperatures and consistent sun. Dresses and flip flops and iced tea. Warm nights gathered around a barbecue in a friend’s backyard. Well, I’m definitely … Continue reading
When I was little, my mother might spend a Saturday afternoon scouring scores of home and design magazines. She would tear out particularly dazzling pages by their full-bleed edges and slide them into clear plastic inserts before filing them into … Continue reading
Before I begin, I must implore you to watch “A Story for Tomorrow,” a stunning five-minute video by Gnarly Bay Productions that a good friend recently sent my way. The friend and I are both relatively recent expats, both on … Continue reading