July 13, 2018

Philosophizing in Weimar: Excursions in the German Dialectic

Summer vacation is well underway, and we’ve spent the last 10 days in the charming little city of Weimar, Germany. A cultural treasure chest, Weimar is […]
May 10, 2018

Global Citizenship: Cultural Integration and Excitation 

It’s only been a short time since my last travel blog entry, but a lot has happened since then, so grab your yerba mate and hold […]
April 22, 2018

The Social Experiment of a Lifetime

Our far-flung adventures with Work-Away may have tapered off in the last 10 months, but I think we are overdue for an update on the great […]
March 6, 2018

Two legs good, four legs better: Animal farming in the province of Tarragona

An hour or two south of the Pyrenees and inland from Barcelona, the Catalan Central Depression is an area with far more appeal than its name […]
December 31, 2017

The year 2017 becomes 2018

The year 2017, as observed in the rear view Another twelve months have now risen and fallen Four seasons of weather and feathers and pollen We […]
December 28, 2017

King of Greens: Fresh kale salad

It’s the super food of the century. Faster than a speeding multivitamin, more powerful than a handful of goji berries, able to feed an entire staff […]
December 27, 2017

We are the champignons: Marinaded mushrooms for any occasion

It’s holiday season. You spent all your money on stocking stuffers, and all your time trimming the tree. Now it’s party time, and what are you […]
December 6, 2017

Christmastime in Catalonia: Holiday rites and wrongs

The days have shortened, the leaves have turned, and the frost has bitten. In this place with four seasons—which I’m still getting used to—the fourth season […]
October 31, 2017

Spanish Immigration: Theater of the ultra absurd

Gregor Samsa awoke one morning to find himself transported to the center of an impossible circle of stairways in a painting by M.C. Escher. So goes […]