Goodreads: Reading with Friends!
Recently a friend of mine introduced me to the website www.goodreads.com. It is a fun site where you can explore and share books that you have read, want to read…
Escape from Rome: Sperlonga
Back in June, we had a Thursday off to celebrate a national holiday and while most people took off Friday and headed to faraway places, three friends and I opted…
Horn of Africa Crisis
In recent weeks, there has been a growing buzz about the crisis in the Horn of Africa. Many of you may be unaware and granted I am more plugged in,…
Book Review: Getting Better
Getting Better: Why global development is succeeding and how we can improve the world even more, a book by Charles Kenny was released in March of this year and endorsed…
A Moroccan Dinner
After almost two and half weeks of delay, a few friends and I got together for a wonderful Moroccan dinner prepared by our Moroccan friend. The dinner was hosted at…
Addicted: Bruschetta
Prior to moving to Italy, I enjoyed bruschetta (pronounced in American English: brushetta) from my local Italian restaurant, but never did I think that I would become addicted. Since being…
On life….
"Life is life. A random compilation of events over which I have no control." - My friend D. Scott, when I asked, "How's life?"
Crossing the Street in Rome, Be Careful
I recently wrote a post about my dislikes in Rome, with pedestrian dangers being the first. Sometimes I refer to crossing the street in Rome as being a blood sport.…
Worth a 1,000 Words: Teaching in Japan
For those of you who don't know, from February 2008 - February 2009 I taught English in Japan to students from the age of 6 months - 14 years, and…
Two reasons why I am NOT Rome’s biggest fan
So I have now been in Rome for a little under two months and I have to say that I am not loving it. There are some good things going…