I thought the other day was perfect. Today was even more so. It was 20 celsius – what’s that in fahrenheit? It felt like 70. So we took a stroll to the park that’s a short, short walk away. I LOVE my neighborhood. That’s a vineyard. And at the top is the Gazebo where you […]
Tag: ancient history
I’m drinkin’ a soy latte, I get a double shot-ay it goes on through my body and you know I’m satisfied I drive my mini cooper and I’m feelin super duper and they tell me I’m a trooper and you know I’m satisfied
Ok, so… I have passed through a mini hell (during which I managed not to slip into convulsions laying in the streets of Prague screaming, “I hate you I hate you I hate you!!” but only rolled my eyes and re-declared my very complicated love-hate relationship with this place but right now I’m truly truly […]
silver linings
This quote on two muses seems appropriate today (but make sure to go view the picture she chose to go with it, as it really is needed to be seen to capture my mood today!): “every cloud has its silver lining but it is sometimes a little difficult to get it to the mint.” – […]
teacher’s manual
teachers manual Funniest line in comment history: “3 job interviews in a day is indeed awesome. And also proves you are not still in the US. Haha!” (How very true!) So I had work after walking out of my first interview. I’m only teaching for 16 hours so far, but they’ll be dumping up to […]
never say never – or, home is where you are
Happiness is walking to the metro in Prague wearing my fall weather brown lace up boots, my black turtleneck, trenchcoat and feeling a slight chill. Do you remember my screaming ranting raving about how much I hate Prague and I how I would NEVER EVER EVER go back? I’m back. And it feels SO good. […]
pack a lunch
More pictures! These pics are of the Castelo dos Mouros (Moorish Castle). It was one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen, and the most exercise I’ve had in ages. But when you get to the castle and stand at the various points – wow. A view of the world. I still have more pics… […]
long time, no see?
Oh, dear god I have a lot to tell you people. My laptop keyboard is !@#$%^& up, so pardon the typos and extra spaces. For starters – I’m doing well. I’m stumbling along the way, but I personally feel like I’ve made more progress in the past couple weeks than I have in years. I’m […]
waves of regret and waves of joy I reached out for the one I tried to destroy You… you said you’d wait ’til the end of the world
I have TOO MUCH I want to say, so of course it’s going to take awhile until I say anything at all. So just a quick update for now: 1. Am back in Portugal, staying here until the 28th when I go back to Prague 2. Driving through Europe is terribly easy – I had […]
pork, the only white meat
The name of this town I stayed in last night is Évora. I’ve come to the conclusion that must be Portuguese for “pork.” Ok, not really – but they are REALLY fond of pork here. Last night, I decided he was in the mood for roasted chicken. So I walked around for about an hour […]
si, entiendo!
I’m afraid to jinx it, but I may have gotten some good news. Good enough that I can continue to look forward to Costa Rica and hopefully I will be going to the Institute for Central American Studies in October. It’s not the school where I can sleep on the beach and take surfing lessons, […]
movers and shakers
Planned: 1. Costa Rica, of course. (Even if I don’t get to the surfing part – which I hope I do because that would KICK ASS, I’ll be thrilled to increase fluency in Spanish.) AND I’m going to try to challenge myself by choosing as my accomodations the “sheltered hammocks.” For a whole month, I’ll […]
alice in wonderland
From November 1, 2003: In November 2003, I took my first trip to Prague. I had already decided that I would move there, but hadn’t yet seen it. A friend of my boyfriend-at-the-time got me an all-expense paid trip to Prague, to deliver some electronics. It was cheaper to pay for my flight than to […]