Shifting into a different mode

Family time is so important to me, especially after knowing that Christmas may not be spent in their presence this year (again …). It’s not the day, but how you spend it that’s important … Hence the delayed Thanksgiving get-together with Mom and her family, and time occupied with my younger sister before her India…

Ever have one of those moments where you start to panic, thinking “Where in the world could my …. be?”. I had one of those over the past few days. First, it starts with: “Hmmmm, where did I put my … ?”. Then it quickly becomes: “I just had my …., but where did I…

I discovered anew the beauty of second hand books this morning with my teacher; Spanish grammar books are terribly difficult to come by in Guatemala. Several stores sell them new at extortionate prices ready to pounce on the many students of the some-50-odd Spanish schools here in Xela. However, many treasures were found and purchased…

First of all, I’d have to post DAILY … sorry about that, devout readers :). Wish it were this easy?!@