Warning: this post is full of rainbows, ponies, sunshine and kumbayah. Proceed at your own risk. I’ve talked to a few friends lately that are kind of beaten down. Defeated. Whether it is from dating rejections, failed job interviews, or personal goals that just haven’t panned out, the result is the same: they are ready […]
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Spanish Class – Week 2
So, as previously mentioned, at five hours a day, plus living with a Mexican family, I should be fluent in no time, yes? Oh reality, you are a harsh mistress. My initial thoughts were: sure, I’ll have some problems at the start, but they’ll be easily overcome with the help of my teachers (Maestros). Problems like […]
Spanish lessons
I’ve been to Mexico before. I loved it. That’s probably not a big surprise, ’cause here I am starting my adventure in Mexico. So, let’s move on. The main thing I wanted to do on coming here was to learn Spanish. Well, okay, I also really wanted to just bake myself on the beach in […]
Final preparations
Thursday. My last day in the states. Filled with finalizing last minute things: Health coverage (the paperwork nightmare must end!) Malaria pills (wish I could just pack one of those mosquito-zapping lasers) Hep A and B round-2 shots Handing off the car to Fashion Athlete Seeing my friend’s latest show (her name is Hate, if you […]
The tooth of the matter
Cleaning out an apartment, getting rid of all your world possessions gets down to lots of strange things you may have carried around for far too long. In my case, it was a tooth. To be specific, it was a tooth with a gold grown. My wisdom tooth. Extracted from my head forcibly in 2002 I […]
Big decisions.
Warning: this post requires you to do some work. The upside: you could change your life if you go through with it. Plan your reading accordingly. I’ve had several people express that they have dreamed of doing the kind of thing I’m doing. Since I held this dream for a couple of decades, I know how […]