Shhh! I’m still adjusting to my current time zone, so woke early, but didn’t climb down from my nest till noon. I ran out of baguette and greens, so figured I’d have to hunt for an open market, since it is Sunday, and most of Paris is closed. Luckily, my flat is very close …
I got moving early for a personal tour of the Porte de Vanves Flea Market. This flea is focused on antiques. Claude, the gentleman who is letting the flat to me, is quite the expert on who has what, and the quality. Things are generally inexpensive if shown on the ground, and pricier if on …
I’m on my way. The morning was full of stress, a little bit of panic, and some sadness that I wouldn’t be seeing my home for six months. Did I get everything done? The water heater is off, and the water turned off. Will everything be safe and sound for all that time? I still …
January 5th: I don’t know why I’m dusting my condo. After six months, I’ll have to be very careful not to stir a breeze when I walk back in July-ish, and cause a dust storm. In other news – pre-departure house cleaning progress is being made. Whew! I won’t have to wonder who trashed the …
Just went through the change on my shelf: Colones, Pesos, Czeck Crowns, British Pound, and Euros. It’s nice to arrive in a new country with some of the local currency. I’m still looking for the Thai Baht and the Japanese Yen. I’ll need those too.
Woke early and went back to the airport – the Sansa terminal. It is small, kind of just an airstrip. There is another woman from NH, and several other solo travelers. Once we got up in the air, the view was lovely. The Tambor airport is literally a landing strip. But it was paved. It …
Ah, Squats. That is an interesting word. Not exactly lovely. Not exactly poetic. Just a description/name of an activity that is essential for health and longevity. I’ll be honest. The main reason that I joined Crossfit, besides needing to improve my overall fitness very quickly, was to intensively work on my squat. You might think …
Imagine that you are just arriving to your dream destination, out-side of your home country. You are so excited, and you can’t wait to get yourself some food and settled before you go exploring. It is a totally awesome feeling…until you realize that you can’t take any money from an ATM, because your bank thinks …
Back in 1993 I had started to think that I had to make some kind of change in my life. I had to shake things up. Slap some life into my existence. I had recently purged some toxic friend-ships, and realized that I needed to get to know myself a bit more. I had read …
Saturday I fly out from Boston, with a layover in Atlanta to ultimately end up in Costa Rica. I’m going to a surf camp for 7 days and nights. Yes, forty-three year old me is going to learn how to surf. Luckily there are two surf lessons a day. Hopefully I’ll get up on the …
