So I was in a class the other day, yes Spanish class of course!, and I jumped in to make my comment and oh my gosh!  Who was that talking with my mouth?  They did NOT say what I had so neatly and precisely accented in my head!  It is like this other creature residing in my [...]

This is a now famous quote, coined by one of our students and repeated often as an inside joke between Luis and I whenever we are up against something in the business that is challenging us.  Luis and I do not have children together, but when we lament with this phrase, we look at one another with pride as though [...]

Good morning everyone.  As is sit here at my desk adjacent to my husband’s desk I notice he is writing too.  In his new BLOG!  Oh no!  I was pretty comfortable on my side pontificating about my experiences learning Spanish, trying to assimilate into the Hispanic culture etc., but now that there is going to be [...]

I said that I would continue my post about the issues that Luis and I find ourselves in, often.  And so here I go.  I am not a exhibitionist nor do I have ‘relative’ boundaries, quite the contrary actually.  I prefer Capri’s to shorts and I am of German heritage.  (ooo, interesting, I have written that and [...]

You all knew it was going to happen sooner or later and I suspect that is why some of you tune in.  You are looking for that little crack in the shiny exterior and I can’t blame you.  Curiosity is a mighty master.  How can two people so different be as happy as they say they [...]

Big news in Colombia yesterday but you can bet the spin will go on.  Wow!  After 6 years Ingrid Betancourt was rescued along with 3 American ccontractors and 11 other Colombian police who had all been the obligatory guests of the FARC for various lengths of time.  I am horrified because there are about 750 accidental guests that remain [...]