whilst sitting in the airport
I’m going to Rome–farther from home– but where is my home anyway?Is home where I live, or home what I give,when I offer a safe place to stay?It could be an ear that I offer to hearthe wandering train of … Continued
Easter Sunday: from low to high at sea level
9:30. The alarm rings on a Sunday morning. I hit snooze, but soon enough we are up and eating pine nut cheesecake. Mmm. 10:45 ish. We check the schedule on the Catholic church’s door. We have a little over an … Continued
Palm Sunday: from low to high at 13,000 something
We weren’t even to the trailhead and I could tell that something was going to have to change. It wasn’t just that my camera was too big to wear at my waist or that my shoes weren’t tied tight enough. … Continued
more fun than mom
I had a great time hosting Alissa when she came to visit me over the past ten days. We put together this video to submit to a contest and to show you all how much fun we had. Click here … Continued
Internoting
Right now I’m catching up on a couple weeks of internet usage. Here’s what I’m noticing: 1. Using internet minimally during the past two weeks probably had a lot to do with how much I did and saw during the … Continued
note to self
Rebecca- Take a siesta today. It is about time. -Rebecca
Why I think I have a right to call Sevilla home:
Everything looks familiar. A pigeon pooped on me. Seeing couples making out at the park doesn’t phase me. I didn’t get lost on the way to the convent. Or on the way to the park. The other day I was … Continued
Estudiante andante. The traveling, walking, wandering student.
From the last chapter of the first book of Don Quijote de la Mancha, by Miguel de Cervantes: “Es linda cosa esperar los sucesos atravesando montes, escudriñando selvas, pisando peñas, visitando castillos, alojando en ventas a toda discreción, sin pagar … Continued
a typical week
Life’s found a rhythm,a very fast beat.Here’s what I doin a typical week: Lunes, the first dayon a calendar in Spain,to school, where I try hard to put Spanish in my brain.That day is Sevillanas,a class to learn to dance.I … Continued