The Falling Leaves.
Falling is a noun, Leaves is a verb.
The struggle of adapting to a new life in Paris is giving way to a tentative sense of relief that I’m actually able to… adapt. At almost 50, it’s somewhat daunting to have to make such drastic changes in lifestyle. I suddenly have more sympathy for [...]
Just wanted to drop in and let you know that I’m finally a real person… I have an internet connection!!! There are some issues with the wifi, but in my 10 square meters, I think I can handle using the ethernet cord while waiting for the wifi to become operational.
It’s fast, too – not as [...]
Well, no email, nothing happening on the web, everybody either asleep or gone off to work… Maybe it’s time for another blog post?
I’m writing this from the Perche, at 6:30 or so in the morning. Huh? you may ask. Don’t, it’s boring. Just insomnia, thinking about all of the o-so-icky administrative stuff I have to [...]
I’ve been here in Maine for several weeks and have spent most of my time being determinedly on vacation. From just about everything. I’ve been eating, drinking, playing, sleeping, watching TV, sleeping, eating, drinking, playing… and that’s about all. And yet as I sat down to write this, I realized that I could spend hours [...]
Checking in to say hi. It’s the middle of the session, or almost, and Meltdown Moments have begun in several quarters.
After the excitement of the first few days (arrival, greeting old friends, meeting new ones, discovering our classes and students, checking out the goods at T. J. Max…) a period sets in where the food [...]
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Celebrating the end of my second week here in Middlebury. It seems like I’ve been here so much longer [...]
Last day in Paris – or in France, I should say, as I’m out in the Perche.
It’s strange, but since I’ve been back I haven’t felt much of a need to post to the blog. There are several reasons for this… one of them is that I’ve been too busy running around to actually do [...]
There is so much to say, so much to tell… I haven’t written for a while because it’s difficult to synthesize what’s been happening. So perhaps instead of trying to write something coherent and (perhaps) interesting, I’ll just content myself with a newsy note.
As I write this I’m in Paris, at the apartment of my [...]
There is a mention of my visit to Wat Opot a couple of weeks ago on Wayne’s website, here: http://www.partnersincompassioncambodia.com/index_files/blessings.htm. He also talks about the blessing service they did for me (pics of my own coming soon) and of some other visitors and events that were going on at that time. Enjoy!
The problem with feeling cold is that the body and mind enter into a kind of protective hibernation. No, by many people’s standards, it’s not THAT cold here, but by MY standards, it’s glacial. And the weather experts don’t sound optimistic that things will improve. Friends in Paris tell me I’m a wuss and should [...]
