One final reader’s favorite re-run while I finish up my classes in Belo Horizonte. While I published this oldy-but-goodie on April 24, 2012, this crônica was probably one of the very first that I wrote. It took a couple of tries to find an amenable sales representative. “Taking your cell phone to Brazil? Really? How …
Merry-Go-Round
Remember that post from last week where I talked about connecting with your loved ones because who knows if they’ll be around tomorrow? Sometimes the universe sends you a comment back so fast that it makes your head spin. We lost two loved ones this week. First a darling aunt of my husband, whom I …
Pledge
I pledge allegiance to the faults in my unified human state and to the humility for which they stand one person flawed under god with beauty and simplicity for all.
Holding On
We just wanted to see the fireworks and a police blockade stood in our way. The crowd broke through, and we ran. We ran like our lives depended on it because it did. When you’ve got no papers the boys in blue aren’t your friends. We just wanted to see the fireworks so I grabbed …
Letting Go
It took a couple of tries to find an amenable sales representative. “A cell phone plan in Brazil? Really? How long will you be traveling for? ” Forever. I’m going for forever. That concept didn’t quite register with her. I tried to explain that I’d be moving, but traveling back to visit periodically and would …
