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Apr 13

Salamanca Plaza Mayor
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The Rain in Spain… Falls Mainly in Salamanca

I have been back from my whirlwind, emphasis on wind trip to my dear España for nearly two weeks and finally I am sitting down to share some details.  Even now my mind can barely focus on the task at hand before I am thinking about the lesson planning and grading I should be doing, the data I still have yet to analyze from a first semester grad school project, a new graduate class I am just starting that is totally outside the box for me (details to come), and my Camino, Part II that I need to be training for, among other things.  Shoot! Back to Salamanca… Read more

Mar 22

I spent many hours sitting, reading, writing, tanning, and botelloning on the Rio Guadalquivir.
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SB’13 in Spain

Shocking, right?  I’m going back to Spain.  There is just always more to see in this beautiful country that completely stole my heart during my semester abroad. And three seasons have already passed since I returned from walking The Camino de Santiago. This time, Segovia and Salamanca are first on the itinerary, two towns north of Madrid that have been on my list for a while now.  I will end the week with a few days in my dear Sevilla and a quick stop back in Madrid before I fly back on Easter. Read more

Mar 17

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On Learning to go with the Flo in Rome

Just days before The Vatican ignited in the media, I watched Woody Allen’s, “To Rome With Love” and although I wouldn’t give the film two thumbs up, the golden scenes of the Eternal City made me yearn for the Rome I missed out on. The budget-friendly Italy trip I painstakingly orchestrated during my semester abroad unfortunately left me with a lack-luster impression of the Italian capital.  The travel lesson was clear; not all trips are paved in perfection, but one should always search for the silver lining. Read more

Mar 6

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Standby to St. Thomas

Today winter is not quite ready to part with Ohio, but as a teacher I’m not complaining.  It’s a Snow Day!  What juxtaposition in scenery to my birthday weekend getaway to the U.S. Virgin Islands.  Read more

Jan 13

The Art of the Pour
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Standby to Dublin

Living for years near Dublin, Ohio, it was time to experience the real deal in Ireland.  With a week to spare after finishing my masters and starting another year of teaching, I knew this travel-charged chica could fit in another trip.  A mere light bulb-over-the-head idea a few weeks prior, it all came to fruition when I was snuggled in my first class seat to Dublin, feeling really lucky. Read more

Dec 1

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My Second Date with Paris

It was the perfect prologue to the Camino de Santiago and to the start of the great adventure that is solo travel; less than 24 hours in Paris.  My mom and I spent four days in The City of Lights just over a year before, but I never imagined I would be back so soon.  Paris flirted with me then, and this time I flirted back. Read more

Nov 11

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Córdoba: Third Time’s the Charm

A traveler only sees a slice of a city.  And often, when that slice is rushed, it doesn’t resonate like it should.  That is precisely how my first two visits to Córdoba, Spain panned out.   For me, Córdoba was always that quick stop on the way to Sevilla, where I spent one sun-soaked semester, and felt more like a Sevillana than a traveler. Read more

Nov 3

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Third Wheel on The Ring of Kerry

When you’re single, there is no other choice but to embrace being the “third wheel.”  I’d say I’m pretty comfortable, even content rolling with couples.  Luck of the Irish on my side, this past summer, I had the chance to play “plus one” to a pair of Texas natives new to the expat scene in Dublin, Ireland. Read more

Oct 27

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Into the Argentine Pampas

A December chill crept into Ohio and I daydreamed of dancing the tango in Buenos Aires.  When those photographs of mere moments of adventure flash in me, it’s only a question of when.  Three months later, standby butterflies consuming my soul, my mom, friend and fellow adventurer, Heather, and I paced at the gate in Washington.  My tango dream very well could have shattered that evening in March had the flight been full, but butterflies morphed in pure joy as the agent called our names.  And a 14-hour flight just wasn’t long enough in First Class. Read more

Oct 19

View of Old San Juan
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Great View: San Juan, Puerto Rico

If I have the chance take a long weekend and go to work with my mom, I do.  No need to twist my arm when a trip is in reach.  And when my mom tells me she has two back-to-back trips to San Juan, Puerto Rico, sí, sí, sí is all this señorita can say. Read more

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