Re-Living Mexico as an Adult
I spent this past week at our Midterm reunion in Huatulco, Oaxaca. It was an absolutely gorgeous week of conferences on the beach. Over...
Lights, Camera, Classroom
Last week, while I was in Mexico City, we were exploring a gorgeous neighborhood near the Angel of Independence monument. On our drive...
Things Forgotten
In elementary school, I was the kind of kid that would open a new textbook and flip all the way to the end. I wanted to start off the...
Apple Phones and Oranges
It's Advent, often translated as "frantic pre-Christmas season." I've been on the lookout for Christmas presents for months now, being...
5 Last-Minute Charitable Gift Ideas
Maybe you want to give a gift that keeps giving this year, but your brain is three-sizes-too-small due to pre-Christmas stress. Here are...
The Table in the Room
In the times that I have travelled and moved, I have come to appreciate how many little things change from one place to the next. Of...
When Minimalism Isn't Enough
"I have one bowl." — Ron Swanson I have been very attracted to the idea of minimalism for a while now: the whole, live in a tiny house,...
All the Ways Home
I have always loved Thanksgiving. When I was a kid living in Mexico, I'd write a Thanksgiving day play to be performed in front of the...
Magic Towns, Enchanted Moments
"Beauty stirs us from our habitual forgetfulness of the wonder of being" — My notes from David Bentley Hart's speech, "Beauty, the First...
Belonging, Taxco, and Celebrating the Dead
This past week, Mexico was overflowing with purples, oranges, and blues; candles, sweet breads, and calaveritas. November 2nd is Dia de...
