With the Americas portion of this adventure drawing to a close, we’ll be home on Saturday, I find myself in all the feels. There is the excitement of seeing friends and family, coupled with the desire to hold on to my truth, and not regress to the person I was when I lived there. I […]
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I am currently working on my blog in the lobby of the Double Tree two blocks from our Air BnB in San Juan, Puerto Rico. I am here because, as our host put it, our building is running on only one power phase. 🤷 No lights, no outlets and no internet. At least the A/C […]
We just finished three terrific weeks in Lima. It was so wonderful I was sad to leave and I know that we will be back! During the past two weeks since I’ve written we enjoyed an easy pace exploring. The week of the 5th we celebrated with a lovely dinner at Huaca Pucllana. I visited […]
Today I am celebrating three years of being cancer free! I couldn’t be more grateful to be here, living this adventure we call life! I welcome all that life has given me because I have learned and grown from all of it. As you know getting diagnosed with cancer was one of the motivating factors […]
You know how sometimes people make the comment, “Google (or any tech/ AI entity) is always listening.” Well, we had our first experience where that was a positive thing. What happened was we booked a trip to Iguazu Falls before we left Argentina, from Asunción Paraguay, on April 11th and decided to spend two nights […]
What’s with the title you may ask? Adding “guay” to the end of words, especially in informal contexts, is a common and recognizable slang expression in Paraguay, meaning “cool” or “awesome.” The word “guay” itself is a Spanish borrowing from the Guaraní language, which is spoken by the indigenous people of Paraguay. (Google and YouTube) […]
This is my love letter to Patagonia. We just spent a week in Argentinian Patagonia and all I can say is WOW! I was completely, and in the actual sense of the word literally, blown away! After visiting Perito Moreno Glacier on the 14th I posted this on my personal Instagram; “I know that this […]
The past two weeks in Chile were wonderful. I feel like throughout this adventure, at least since we realized we need more than one week in a place, that three weeks is my sweet spot. When we were originally planning our time in Chile we were debating about whether or not we should spend one […]
Santiago is a beautiful city! I have learned SO much since I’ve been here. In the couple weeks that we’ve been in Chile several people have told us that it is considered an island. I looked it up and this is what Google said: Its unique character is given by Chile’s status as a “biogeographic […]
Happy belated Lunar New Year! The Year of the Snake signifies a time of personal growth, transformation, and wisdom. For me it also means continuing to shed what no longer serves me. I arrived in Mexico City on January 28th to kick off the Lunar New Year after Dave and I had a great time […]