April 24, 2015 in North America, Travelogue, United States
We are a combined 35 feet, 4 inches of body length, give or take. As family length goes, that’s hovering somewhere above average. This morning, that 35 feet, 4 inches is […]
April 21, 2015 in North America, Travelogue, United States
Once upon a time, there was a little boy who lived at my house who wore nothing but a skunk skin hat (it was made of rabbit fur, really) and […]
October 20, 2014 in Guatemala, North America, Travelogue, United States
I’ve been on a lot of flights. I used to travel for my work, so have seen better than the average person’s share of the inside of an airplane. Several […]
October 3, 2014 in North America, United States
I wish I knew what those birds are… the ones signing in the palm tree beneath the balcony that sound like a trio of little kids who are experimenting with […]
September 10, 2014 in Education, Travelogue, United States
Can I make a confession? It’s hard for me to write in the mid-west. There are several reasons for this, not the least of which is that we go from […]
August 31, 2014 in North America, Travelogue, United States
In the American west I remember how big the world is. How insignificant I am on her skin. What a blip on the radar of geologic time humanity is. How […]
August 21, 2014 in North America, Travelogue, United States
Our little apartment is not in a great part of town. We’re upstairs from a hispanic daycare that seems to be closed for the summer and sandwiched between a dental […]
August 16, 2014 in North America, Travelogue, United States
Waking in a tent is a womb-like experience. Or perhaps more like that of metamorphosis, in which I am protected from the outer world by a thin veil and the […]
August 7, 2014 in North America, Travelogue, United States
Today I awoke in a house full of love. A house filled with friends and family, in the mountains of Washington, on the shore of the Hood River. A beautiful […]
July 22, 2014 in North America, United States
If traveling with small children earns a mother a gold star for bravery, then traveling with teens should earn a girl an extra life, like finding the mushroom and chasing […]
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