Independance Day- are we really free?

A few days ago, Guatemala celebrated it’s Independence Day.  It falls on the same day as Mexico’s, but unlike last year which I spent shouting and dancing in the Zocalo (VIVA!), this year’s was spent watching school children parade about the tiny town of Livingston.  Some of the girls were quite sassy, and wearing colorful [...]

Poetry in Motion

It was an everyday act for these two people, and yet I was mesmerized by the simple grace and beauty of their movements. At once adonic and brutal, they pulled hand-over-hand waiting for something to emerge from the deep to provide them with sustenance.

I was reminded yet again of how far removed Americans tend [...]

Shotgun Shack…

And you may find yourself living in a shotgun shack
And you may find yourself in another part of the world
And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile
And you may find yourself in a beautiful house, with a beautiful Wife
And you may ask yourself-well…how did I get here?       -Talking Heads
Seriously, this is [...]