As we drove along the French Riviera, I could not help thinking that Spring begins in the South of France. The splashy blooms seemed to have arrived too early along with the rain-soaked promenades. …
Accepting What You Don’t Know
I know not all that may be coming, but be it what it will, I'll go to it laughing. ~ Herman Melville, Moby-Dick By the end of last week, I was fed up with my many inadequacies. The frustration of …
Fear of Missing Out on Front Rows Seats
When we asked the principal at the Italian school our children attend what time school started each morning, she told us 8:30 am. When we showed up at 8:15 on the first day, everything was locked. …
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What Constitutes A Cultural Exchange?
I remember boarding the plane at 16 years old to venture to Australia. I was alone, scared, and excited. I was leaving all that I knew for a year as a Rotary Cultural Exchange Student in the Southern …
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When What You Have to Purge Is Not Junk
As we prepare to leave Europe this Spring, after nearly two years meandering this spectacular continent, we find ourselves in familiar territory, except somehow this time it is different. We are …
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Great Presentation Keeps Creativity Fluid
Set wide the window. Let me drink the day. ~ Edith Wharton The presentation is important in Italian culture. From the table to the tips of the perfectly pointed shoes, how one chooses to represent …
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