This weekend I was filled with a sudden urge to write. For months, whenever I contemplated writing, I felt a big, threatening blank space rise up in my brain. Initially it was because I was in the thick of a lot of international travel, sudden decisions, and a busy workload at work, leaving little time to write. As... Continue Reading →
We are water – finding gratitude in fall colors and on long walks
Fall colors are in full display in Arlington and DC. Reds, yellows, oranges, and browns along with some greens, here and there, still holding on. As we enter the holiday season, I find myself traveling inward, reflecting on loved ones and past experiences, planning for the future, but trying, as much as possible, to stay present. The... Continue Reading →
Camping in Glorious Shenandoah
Made golden through the patchy fog, the dwindling light of sunset greets us as we head into Shenandoah National Park. The multi-lane highway gradually drops off to a one lane, tree-lined road whose meandering, curving rise into the mountains is offset by sudden switchback turns. Mist, indecisive between opaque and translucent, rolls up around the car,... Continue Reading →
A Sea of Boxes
Today is the day! The movers are currently loading our belonging into the large truck downstairs and I've decided to write another post to keep me from micro-managing. Last night, Amaury and I divided up all our belongings and threw all the things we're taking on the plane into the closet... which now has a large... Continue Reading →