Dec 31, 2007 | Culture Shock, Festivals & Holidays, Hope, Indigenous Societies, Mel Gibson, Samara, Nicoya Peninsula, Volunteering
I thought of something else I need in 2008. I need to talk to Mel Gibson. If you know him, could you please get me an audience? Why? Well, he’s cute for one thing, although probably too old for me now. OK: DON’T tell him I said that. Plus, he bought a huge...
Nov 19, 2007 | Culture Shock, Economy, Entrepreneurs, Expat, Hal, Health & Wellness, Hope, Key West, Living-In, Money, Spiritual Stuff
This morning, I had to admit to Hal that my homesickness has ratcheted up a notch lately. A big notch. So much so that, in my mind, I unconsciously find myself adding "when we go back" to the end of my thoughts. Unconsciously, until this morning when I heard...
Aug 14, 2007 | Caribbean, Culture Shock, Hope, Pueto Viejo, Teenagers, Travel Tips, Volunteering
"Works, Not Words." On the last jungle weekend of Camp Jungle2Jersey, the boys and I visited Barry and Nanci at The Bridge located a hair to the north of Puerto Viejo. I will try to write about The Bridge and our day there without using the words incredible,...
May 31, 2007 | Blink, Hope, Parents
I heard this from a speaker at a conference not too long ago. It really hit home. As a wife and mother, you learn to live this phrase, take self-pity and whining out of the equation, or life is completely unmanageable. Like, when you are sick and they are sick, you...
Mar 31, 2007 | Hope, Living-In, Wellness
Oooommmm. Breathe in. Breathe out. Ooooommmmm. Just that much slows me down. For the past few weeeks, I’ve found myself wondering what actual meditation would do. Maybe I’ve fallen down a rabbit hole, because except for a few short isolated moments in my...
