%*$*# Little Miss Sunshine

If you're looking for my usual positive, profound, life-changing, awe-inspiring (ok, so maybe I'm exaggerating a tad bit) and expletive-free post you will be sorely disappointed.  It has been a gloomy, rainy weekend which makes sense since it's the end to a gloomy week. I'm a little homesick, my iPod never recovered after being put … Continue reading %*$*# Little Miss Sunshine

Bucket List?!

It's a gloomy day here in Puerto Rico, which I'm absolutely loving because I don't have to have two fans and the AC going to feel comfortable in my room, but hating because I am absolutely bored (how is beyond me since I have a laundry list of things to do). I hear it's a … Continue reading Bucket List?!

Get Lost

A few weeks ago my Dad, my partner-in-crime and I took off to have lunch in Guavate, which is famous for their lechón asado or savory suckling pig roasted on a spit to you non-Spanish speakers.  Our favorite place is great.  It's huge, there's a dance floor, they have live bands on the weekends and … Continue reading Get Lost

Goodbye Goodbyes

The only sure thing I ever knew in my life was that only change was guaranteed and that a home was a dream that solely existed in the depths of my imagination.  For these very reasons it has always been my desire to find some permanence all while expertly avoiding it. Having said a thousand … Continue reading Goodbye Goodbyes

Scammed!

The stray dogs and cats in Puerto Rico are like the people downtown Chicago who cross streets in the middle of heavy (and fast moving) traffic and/or wait for light changes on the street corner rather than the sidewalk.  I'm not sure whether to call them fearless or stupid.  Oh, lets call a spade a … Continue reading Scammed!

What if: My Italian adventure

It was 2002 and as part of my job I put together a travel program. Being the smart woman I am, the list of countries included in the program coincided with the list of countries I wanted to visit.  That fall a group of about 36 people headed to Italy for an 8-day excursion with … Continue reading What if: My Italian adventure