There are stories in my body that I could tell: Of the hip sway I found in the lead of a grey-haired woman with a sign on her Antigua door that read, “salsa lessons.” Of…
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November Watermelon & the Geographical Seasons of Darkness, Shade, and Light
The prompt: June: Historical, Cultural, Personal Memories Eternal summer. Who doesn’t want 70 degrees 7 days a week? That’s what they say in San Diego. And wasn’t life sunshine. The money flowed. The boyfriend had…
moutain thoughts
I’m back from the Himalayas! It’s been three weeks, so give me a minute to gather myself, upload photos and compose my mountain top thoughts… peace, sol ——————————————— *sol bows her “namaste” and gratitude to…
Footprints in Peru, Day 9: romancing pachamama
a community service project sponsored by World Nomads After a night of tossing through below-freezing temperatures, the sun finally rises. And as I peer out of my tent to watch it chase away the shadows,…
Footprints in Peru, Day 8: one stone at a time
a community service project sponsored by World Nomads Our first mistake is thinking that we’ve come to organize and/or manage; our first lesson is realizing that the locals coordinating this project are professionally skilled and…
OLD q&a – (kind of edited, but not updated) as of 9/08
(OLD) q & a — (kind of edited, but not updated) as of 9/08. : : : What Is This? This is the live travel journal of a perpetual pilgrim (“sol”) as she, equipped with…
la petite fille
I try to hunch into the longer shadows cast by the spotlight. Then I try turning around and searching for some speaker or spectacle that might give me more shade. I quickly realize that all…
patiently, passionately, poi
Every year I create a list. In 2004, I added an item to that list and, on the beach of Ecuador, I spent some time working toward the accomplishment of that task. At the same…
not-so-alone; and lovin’ it too
Please excuse my absence. Not only has my mysteriously free wireless internet access just-as-mysteriously disappeared, but in an effort to anticipate the arrival of my eight college roommates for a long-awaited reunion in Boulder, I’ve…
morocco
Added 65 pictures to the Morocco Photo Album before my camera BROKE.