Vermont Times
A few thoughts and lots of photos from my time house sitting in Vermont. 100+ Years Ago I learned something about Pullman Porters years ago […]
Vermont Scenes
On Set “Would you like to see the inside?” the woman asked as she unloaded her Subaru in front of a church in the center […]
Better than the Amazing Race
“What a ridiculous show,” was my first thought when The Amazing Race came out many years ago. Why travel around the world to spend just […]
7 Surprising Observations about the Galápagos
If you’d asked me a week ago if I was the type of person who would swim with sharks, I’d have answered with an emphatic […]
In Between
Not every moment of travel can be as thrilling as hiking to Choquequirao or visiting friends in Brazil and Chile or hanging out in Rio […]
Choque-Carry-On
While scrubbing five days of mud, sweat, sunscreen and insect repellant off of my body I felt identical bulges on the back of each leg. […]
Arequipa
“Yes, stay,” is what “Ari qhipay” means in Quechua. One legend says that the name for the city came from this answer that was given […]
Ground Control to Señor Tim
A train trip I took from Denver to Salt Lake City last year made me feel like I was on another planet. The landscapes in […]
Feels Like Bolivia
Prepare the Cabin “Flight attendants, prepare the cabin for crossing the Andes.” In all my years of flying I have never heard such an announcement. […]
Family, Friends, Futebol
“Your Portuguese is 99%. How did you learn to speak it?” I can’t get enough of these compliments, even if it came from the husband […]
Maravilhosa
Rio is known as the “Cidade Maravilhosa” and it really is marvelous. I’ve been here many times and it never gets old. The rain forest-covered […]
Goodbye for Now, Casa Maren
“Tim, thank you for everything. With you, I was happy. You were my favorite teacher.” Wow, how could I not be overwhelmed with joy after […]
Ecstatic
“There’s an ecstatic dance just across the way,” my new friend Lily told me as we were strolling through the small market at Zafra, a […]
Fellow Activists
Last Sunday morning, when I normally am participating in the Westerly Anti-Racism Coalition weekly gathering, I noticed fellow activists gathering outside of the church on […]
Another Lost Gringo?
Note: There’s still time to donate to Fundación Poder Joven where I’m volunteering. See my previous two posts for more details. Thank you to those […]
La Voz
It took me awhile, but I slowly began to realize how important the talent show was to the staff and kids at Casa Maren, where […]