• First off, this is neither about travel nor motherhood.  But I need to write about it. I love NPR.  I’ve listened to it for years and [...]

  Intro to Modern Jackass

  October 20, 2007
• Recently, I wrote that my Costa Rica adventure in January would be my first international trip in 2 years.  I mis-wrote.  It wasn’t until [...]

  Montreal: A Foreign City In Our Midst

  October 20, 2007
• According to www.internationaled.org, 50,000 American students study Chinese. By contrast, 110 million Chinese students are studying English. [...]

  Let’s Start Learning Chinese Already

  October 11, 2007
• I have begun planning my first international trip in TWO years.   I will be in Costa Rica from January 6-16 volunteering.  Alone.  For 11 [...]

  Costa Rica Planning

  October 3, 2007