Oh 2019, to say I am sad to see you go would be a lie. We have not been the best of friends this year you and I. Truth be told, it has been a struggle at many points this … Continue reading Good morning Merida-goodbye 2019
When I think about it, it’s all the fault of the Sunday New York Times. If it wasn’t for that paper, my life as the Yankee owner of a Wine/Cheese shop in the Deep South would have continued on its own unique path. But that’s a different story. This is the story of my arrival in Liberia in 1988. The story begins…… I don’t know if it is the same now, but when I lived in Alabama, the Sunday Mobile paper was more frequently referred to as the “fish wrapper”. Sunday was the only day I didn’t spend at the … Continue reading It was all the fault of the Sunday New York Times
For years, my personal quote has been, “Life is an adventure – take detours.” I have wanted to not just experience travel, but to be a part of the rest of the world since I was in grade school. The best present I ever received was a ticket to a series of travelogues. I would sit in the auditorium and be transported each week all over the world. I have searched my adult life to find that place of “belonging”. Each time, I have found that ‘belonging’ in the places I have lived as an expat. I am a global … Continue reading Is it Belonging- or Longing to be?
Life is an adventure-take detours 