This was a tough one to write. I wasn’t sure I wanted to say anything at all about this, and yet, there are things to say. So here. I’ll say …
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For Better or For Worse
As a visitor, Madrid had always felt intense. For better or for worse. Its culture is undiluted. Its streets and tabernas — teeming with cacophonous herds. Its people — direct, …
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The Hustle
“Have you ordered from Pablo yet?” our neighbors asked with a mischievous smile. We were having dinner at their house catching up on neighborhood news. “Who’s Pablo?” we asked. …
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Fish out of Water
Yesterday, I was feeling out of sorts. It was my first day back from an entire month of being with family and friends. For a month, I let my proverbial stomach hang …
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Intermediate Spanish
In Spanish, there is a grammatical concept called the Subjunctive. The subjunctive mood expresses uncertainty or un-reality. For example, a speaker would use the subjunctive when giving advice (“I suggest …
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Too Independent
To HER, who doesn’t understand all my life choices,But has the grace to count to 10 before unleashing her opinions.Who thinks that the relationship I am in is “too independent”, but …
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The Arc
The sky looked menacing, so I ducked under the awning of a taberna, took a seat at a mesa a fuera, and ordered a copa de blanco. The man …
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Gentle Portugal
Evora, Portugal “There is no menu. We will just bring out various courses of traditional Portuguese dishes.” So out came a parade of dishes. It started with the nibbles: olives, …
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Writing Fragments + a Challenge
Is File Fragmentation still a thing? * Before I made the switch to Mac computers, my PC regularly suffered marked slow down. The usual cause: file fragmentation — when …
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For Tata
Tata must be shocked in heaven that I volunteered to speak, but I knew I wouldn’t be able to forgive myself if I didn’t take this opportunity to honor her …
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