Living in the Moment
Churrascarias, Caipirinhas and Samba!
It was shortly after 3:45 a.m. and I’m not sure but I think I might have been having an out of body experience… dreaming about sipping a Caipirinha on a beach in Rio. 3:00 a.m. was my last lesson for the evening or should I say the second lesson of the morning. After temporary glitch … Continue reading
Surround Yourself With People Who Support Your Dreams
Pietros: Which direction shall we travel and how far? Barca: As far as desire wills our feet. – quote from the series “Spartacus” I left my Housesit last Sunday and knew that I would miss my new pet family. It was such a great experience and I was sent on my way with wine and Italian … Continue reading
ESL With Cinzia!
http://www.eslwithcinzia.com Hi everyone, I am promoting my other website. Please feel free to share this! I am a Virtual Freelance ESL teacher originally from Canada and now based in London, England. I offer English classes online via Skype or FaceTime. I have two TEFL certificates (130+ hours of training) and have done my practicum through the … Continue reading
A Glimpse of Saffron Walden’s Past
I do not know the story of this relief but it was on a pillar in the center of a square surrounded by an out door market in Saffron Walden.
My First Ever UK House Sit!
I was on my way to my first house/pet sit in the UK. It was Good Friday and I made sure that I gave myself plenty of time to get to destination. Once in the center of London and en-route to destination, I encountered two gallant knights. The first… whom I shall call handsome man … Continue reading
Hath Discovered Inner Screaming Goddess
“Something that may look negative on the surface will later prove to be a blessing in disguise…” hmm what’s going to happen I wonder? … words that came in a message to me back in March when I was feeling at an all time low … did it mean that I should let go of … Continue reading
The Pollyanna Philosophy
So the day after publishing my last Blog Post and not even 24 hours after I had emailed my landlord, I received an email from the real estate agent who initially rented the unit to me. He wanted to know if I sorted out my situation with the apartment and if I was going to … Continue reading
Barney: Life in Present Moment
“Barney will take care of you”… 4 hours later: I could barely get off of horse… felt like strange rubber legged cartoon character with bow legs as I walked into the barn. Amusement was clearly written all over face of ranch owner… the same ranch owner that said, “Barney will take care of you.” I … Continue reading
Throwing All of My Eggs into One Basket!
“When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change; at such a moment, there is no point in pretending that nothing has happened or in saying that we are not ready. The challenge will not wait. Life does not look back. A week is more than … Continue reading
Digging Deep!
I was about to give birth at any moment. I looked down at my at my naked full term pregnant belly… the people that were with me earlier were now gone and I was in this moment alone… … “Where did everyone go? It was just around 5:00 a.m. and I woke up completely startled! … Continue reading