“Every food has an inspiring birthplace and holds flavors directly connected to the places and people that make them.”– Simran Sethi The day dawned clear and cold. A layer of frost carpeted not just the lower lying area, but also the brown and green swirls of grass at the feet of the olive trees. It […]
“We abuse land because we view it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect.” – Aldo Leopold The late afternoon light did nothing to lift our spirits. Our first glimpse of the land in early […]
“Conquering any difficulty always gives one a secret joy, for it means pushing back a boundary-line and adding to one’s liberty.” – Henri Frederic Amiel The time, energy and effort it takes to learn something new can be so overwhelming or intimidating that we simply shy away from it, even when it is something we are […]
“Faca.”I frowned.“Faca.” She repeated, this time adding a hand gesture.It took me another split second before it dawned on me that she was asking for a knife. A big one. I nodded and walked inside. But I’m getting ahead of myself. This story, although it ended last week Saturday, started at the beginning of the […]
“I like to believe that life is half-light, half-shade.” – Fernando Pessoa Any big transition is filled with uncertainty and stress, but making one now currently has an added layer of ambiguity, as official rules can change in the blink of an eye. So, when the Immigration Lawyers strongly recommended, a week before my scheduled […]
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