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Berlin Natural History Museum: Observations
In the Natural History Museum of Berlin, I wandered through a gallery of rocks. The ones that go bling bling and sparkle in the light. As a young teen, I read a book about a girl who had lapis lazuli...
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Art and Architecture in Berlin
Berlin Modern Art Museum “People had lost all control and discipline, all concept of ‘mine’ and ‘yours’ was gone. Of all the horrors of war, this was the most terrible: Since then I have feared nothing...
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Living with a German Builds Character
Coming to Germany at three o’clock in the morning by car share and desperately tired, I thought it was time to treat myself to a little luxury, so I stayed four days in a hotel with a swimming pool and...
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Belgrade Confluence at Le Molière
Sitting in a French restaurant in Belgrade named Le Molière, I am content. There is a peace in moments of contentment that allows for a clarity and insight not otherwise tapped into. Everything...
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Lude Mare, Crazy Women
It’s like with a rifle, if you just hold it in your hand, you know it’s the right one, you don’t have to shoot.”~Serbian idiom Novi Sad sounds like Christmas. I thought this when I first heard the...
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Chivalry is Not Dead
I spent my last day in Serbia walking around Kalemegdan Fortress in Belgrade alone in the snow. On the way there, I slipped and almost fell. An older gentleman saw me, and as we both continued on our...
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All Roads Lead to Rome
Resistance: You would think after three months of traveling, the leaving part would be easier, but I still find it difficult. I want to stay in Belgrade, and the resistance to leave has never been...
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Flying Home
Chasing Fire Horizons See you soon…Very soon Amongst gentle clouds Above green shadows Farewells cannot find us here Surrounded by the hazy in-between. Love carries the soul Where the body cannot go...
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Good-Bye World: A Year of No Regrets
Today, a friend sent out an article that I received earlier this year by someone dear to me at a critical time in my life. It is titled “Top Five Regrets of the Dying” by Susie Steiner of The...
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Full Circle: NY Again
More confused than ever about what I should be doing and where I should be…everyone keeps asking what are my plans…maybe I just don’t have any, and I don’t want to…at least the more people ask me, the...
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Reading is Sexy in the Northwest
Signs I am back in the northwest: Servers in restaurants wearing beanie hats and covered in tattoos; vintage and second-hand shopping extravaganzas; the smell of quality coffee and fresh loose-leaf...
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Phoenix
Phoenix Like ships that pass in the night We pass into and out of each other’s lives We learn our lessons Then return to the dark Open and free A little light in the distance Close but out of reach....
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En Mis Sueños
I was so nervous coming to “the murder capital of the world,” but the walls I built around myself are quickly crumbling as I fumble through Spanish with my taxi driver, a man of patience and smiles. I...
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Yo Estoy Enferma.
After only a few days in Honduras, I find myself horribly ill. I felt queasy leaving the states. On my second flight, I was asked if I really wanted to fly from Atlanta to Honduras by the attendant as...
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Copán/Antigua…”Some Like It Hot”
I love the flowers here…I try to mirror my accesssories after them…the brighter and more colorful the better. The Parque de Aves is home to various plants and the endangered Scarlet Macaws amongst...
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La Vida Loca
It never fails to amaze me how the perfect people appear in my life to help me grow and expand myself. I think they have always been there throughout the years, but I perceived them in a different...
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My Heart Will Be Full Again
I relished the last moments with my dear friend before she left to return to the states. I had the best night of salsa dancing in Antigua, moving my body to the rhythm until parched of all fluids,...
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La Feria
My trepidations about deciding to stay here are quickly being replaced with excitement of the daily adventures that come with living in a new country. I am finding that friends come easily. For...
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Creating a Community: Building a Village in San Jose, Guatemala
This past week I visited a clinic under construction in San Jose, an isolated, impoverished community in Guatemala 30 minutes from Copan Ruinas via unpaved roads. A few years ago, the people there...
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Roots, Revolvers, and Ruby Waterfall
Rooted stillness Certainty in extended fingers Patiently stretching, reaching out Savouring the sun’s gentle caresses Veins exposed The soul longs to fly Running in place Resisting until carried by...
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