September 11th, 2013 Ventosa —> Santo Domingo de la Calzada (17.4 miles, 6 hrs) I am finally sitting down after what feels like a 20 mile jog today. Leaving in the dark again, around 6:45am this morning, Kent and I set out to make the city 29 some km away before they ran out of rooms. … Continue reading The Way to Santo Domingo
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The Camino
September 5th, 2013 Saint Jean Pied de Port —> Pamplona (70.5 km, 43.8 miles) It feels like it's been so long since Saint Jean Pied de Port, France. Really, it was just September 3rd, it was a Tuesday. We are now in Pamplona. We arrived in France on the Ryanair flight out of Dublin around noon, … Continue reading The Camino
The Irish Journey
August 31st, 2013 Resting my back against the cool metal of the Spire of Dublin, I waited to see which of two people turn up first. Hoards of people scrambled across the streets of Dublin and in their quick frenzies scooted, skated, limped and hustled along the way of O’Connell Street. I sighed in relief … Continue reading The Irish Journey
Faith in Paris
I took a drive around town today. To feel the air, the sky, the wind, to soak up my desert. I stuck my hand out the window and let the cool breeze touch the hairs on my arm. Its winter, and we rolled all the car windows down and I heard the soft hum of … Continue reading Faith in Paris
Nimmerland
August 12th, 2011 Das Geklirr der Kochlöffel war täglich mit dem Lachen des Kindern verbunden. Das Geruch Kaffees, Tees und Gewürze, Körpergeruch und Besonderheiten stieg man dort sofort in die Nase. Es riech nach Fremden Sachen und Erde, nach Füße. Wer weiß wo diese Leute sich geduscht haben. Kaffee wird für Unbekannte sowie der Nachbaren gekocht. Kinder liefen … Continue reading Nimmerland
Keine Direkteflüge
Warum geht die Zeit immer so schnell vorbei? Es ist kaum zu glauben, dass es schon den 24en Juli ist, und das nur noch einen Monat gibt vor ich noch ein mal langsam meinen Weg zurück nach den USA mache. Na ja, so sagt man immer über die Zeit. So wurde es mir gesagt. Das … Continue reading Keine Direkteflüge
Stealing a Moment
I am yet again intrigued by the topic of authorship. Who has the right to a moment, to a capture, to an occurrence? Does the person who captured that moment by snapshot or film have a right to that moment because he captured it? He essentially created it. Otherwise, it would have gone by as an … Continue reading Stealing a Moment
A Cool Breeze
A cool breeze snuck through my window this morning. It tickled my nose and made me sneeze. Is that the beginning of fall? Its almost been over a year since I returned from Europe, my suitcases are tucked away. The baggage claim tags are still there, but its again time to wrap up in cotton … Continue reading A Cool Breeze
First Day of Class
I remember standing in the hallway with the group of students who were to be in my class for the coming semester. I hadn’t said a word while all of the students chattered and rambled on about the first days of school, each class met once a week, I taught four classes. That first day, … Continue reading First Day of Class
Violation
JUNE 30, 2006 6:00pm "Are you cool with this still?" Gaby asked. I gave her a lopsided grin from the drivers seat; my breathing slowed from nerves. I shut the car off, I was going to overcome one of my fears. We walked in the wooden white door and were greeted by a guy with … Continue reading Violation
Poesie Sans, Souci 