SPAIN | Sunday, 14 Jun 2009 | Views [415] | Comments [2]
This morning leaving the hotel, I ran into another American that I had met yesterday. I was about to suggest walking together but then I remembered my decision. When I woke up this morn, I decided to do today's 15km on my own, giving me time to think, ... Read more >
SPAIN | Saturday, 13 Jun 2009 | Views [411] | Comments [1]
I knew footwear was key in making the camino a pleasant walk. My first hours on the way I was paying close attention to shoes. It seemed like everyone was wearing sturdy serious hiking boots and very few of us were wearing sneakers. Hmm, I started to ... Read more >
SPAIN | Saturday, 13 Jun 2009 | Views [466] | Comments [1]
Another day of beautiful countryside after the fog lifted, that is. Having gone to bed at 9pm, I was up way before the rooster. I kid you not.. It was right outside my bedroom window. I was already up and dressed when he started cockle-doodle -doing.... Read more >
SPAIN | Friday, 12 Jun 2009 | Views [479] | Comments [2]
Day 2 at 10:00 I was still sitting in my hotel room thinking 'mucho gracias' to the lifesaver who left the wifi open with no password necessary. I had to walk “just” 17km today to reach Eixere. Garry (the guy who organized my hotels/stops) mentioned ... Read more >
SPAIN | Friday, 12 Jun 2009 | Views [404] | Comments [1]
I asked the very helpful and friendly woman at the Eixere to call me a taxi so I could go to the next town to buy a camera. Highly doubtful that I will pass this way again, I needed to snap pics this time and I needed a working camera to do so. The ... Read more >
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SPAIN | Friday, 12 Jun 2009 | Views [395] | Comments [2]
Today (11 June 09)was my first day of walking and fortunately, the sun was out and the sky was blue. I started in Sarria. Twenty three kilometers later, I was in Portomarin. At first I was kind of nervous about what I was doing and where I was ... Read more >
SPAIN | Thursday, 11 Jun 2009 | Views [319] | Comments [3]
Por qu é a Pilgrimage ? Why am I doing the Camino de Santiago? I can't pinpoint just one reason. I can't even remember the first time I heard about it but it was some years ago and has came up again and again over the years either on a website or in ... Read more >
SPAIN | Wednesday, 10 Jun 2009 | Views [323] | Comments [1]
PANIC at check in. I was waiting in line at the Ryanair counter at the MAD airport and all of a sudden there was chaos! Even if the buzz was in Spanish, it was so easy to understand. It started with a 20 something boy timidly pulling his rollerboard ... Read more >
SPAIN | Tuesday, 9 Jun 2009 | Views [305] | Comments [1]
With just one afternoon and eve in Madrid, wouldn't it just happen that I didn't feel well—a slight fever and a splitting headache. Not even knowing the symptoms, my first thought was, “oh no, swine flu!” but then I realized I was in the wrong Spanish ... Read more >
ITALY | Friday, 13 Jun 2008 | Views [434] | Comments [1]
Driving along Corso Vittorio Emanuele minding my own business and this big NOISY motorcycle darts in front of me and cuts me off. There were two twenty-something boys on it laughing and smiling without a care in the world. . . or so they thought. I ... Read more >
ITALY | Thursday, 12 Jun 2008 | Views [350]
Yesterday I hit it right. Knowing that Bush was in town and that traffic would be blocked everywhere, I left extra early for my 5:00 appointment. I had a meeting at Termini train station. So, thinking I was clever, I circumvented Trastevere and took ... Read more >
ITALY | Monday, 2 Jun 2008 | Views [630]
Why is that my Italian students can remember so many verb conjugations in their own language but yet not recall a simple 's' in English? Let me explain. If we look at the simple present tense, an Italian verb has 6 words (vado, vai, va, andiamo, andate, ... Read more >
ITALY | Sunday, 19 Aug 2007 | Views [716] | Comments [3]
After 5 weeks in China, I was ready to get home. I was really 'romesick' Well, it was a mix of wanting to leave and wanting to be at home to lounge around on the couch and do nothing. I arrived home safe and sound a week ago. Once again, I went ... Read more >
Tags: Rome Sweet Home
CHINA | Saturday, 11 Aug 2007 | Views [744]
The week I left Wuhan I had dinner at my student's home. I was just half- looking forward to it but in the end, it was a great time. I welcomed the special invitation into someone's home but I know how tiring it can be to NOT understand ... Read more >
Tags: family
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