Did anyone else stay up, just to take in all the gorgeous Oscar gowns? I know we shouldn’t be talking about what women wear, but it is pretty difficult to get past some of the stunning pieces of art some of the actresses wore last night. I was so in love with so many of the …
O.K, so after traveling for a month, and using these items, I am now a converted believer. I bought a Lesportsac Deluxe Bag. I have never had a purse that was so light, easy to pack if necessary, stuff with so many day essentials, and wash in the bathtub with a sunscreen bottle explodes in …
Any time we moved, I dove head first into a new language and would kinda wing it. My accents were always excellent, I could mimic just about anyone and any accent. I just sucked at grammar and well, conjugation. My 9th grade French teacher was a wee bit pretentious. She somehow manged to have an …
I wish there had been more research on it when I was young, but there wasn’t anything about it, it had yet to be defined. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (of PTSD for short), is not something that only soldiers get. Those of us who have moved from one emerging conflict zone to another, are at …
I made peace with my time in a crazy, far off, country styled boarding school, but sometimes, I have nightmares about being there again. You know that crazy list of minorities that comes out every year for a school, the one that lists the kids who are from far off countries. You don’t. Well, let …
When you have lived in a tropical country for half your youth, you get kinda attached to the weirdest things. Mine seems to be the humble pineapple. I love eating them, but I also love them as decoration. Yeah, you might think I am a little odd, but I love them nonetheless! Via Via Via …
There is nothing like the power of laughter to get you through a rough day. I have travelled around the world, and Betty White has gone everywhere with me. No matter if she was dubbed in another language, she made me laugh, and forget where I was or what I was dealing with at the …
I was good at forgetting the past, shaking off what I didn’t want to remember. I just couldn’t shake this, I stood paralysed, not knowing what to do. I stared at him through the glass. I never thought I would end up seeing him, I had so carefully filed these memories away. I stood frozen, …
Growing up, no book was off-limits. Reading was a kind of escape, so I love curling up in a corner and diving into a book all day. Doesn’t happen that often as a parent, but when it strikes, it is pretty glorious. On Vacation I picked up random books in the hotel, this being one …
