It is roasty toasty here in Singapore. What does it feel like?? Imagine you are walking through New York City on the hottest day of the summer, it’s humid and the sun is blazing. Now imagine you walk over one of those hot steamy grates that blows up humid air and makes you hotter and damper […]
Our 22 year-old son just started working for United Airlines. It’s a terrific job that he is enjoying and we are so proud of him. Beyond the benefit of kvelling about one’s son, his job offers parents “flight benefits”. This means that Mike and I get to fly stand-by for free on United flights. It’s
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I am one of the few people who enjoys the colonoscopy prep process. I think the liquid is palatable when mixed with Crystal Light, I like the need to be focused on one project, and I love the fresh and clean feeling at the end….which is really just prep for the main event. As
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We leave for a big trip today. We will be away from home for 19 days. While there is excitement about the adventure, the launch is always such a drag. There is packing, checking in for flights and doing laundry. There is arranging the cat sitter, the snow shoveler, and stopping the mail. There is
In just over 24 hours we will take flight for Singapore. The last time I posted to ‘A Swift Adventure’ the kids were 10 and 13 and were living in Spain. Now we are heading off on a 19 day adventure to Asia with two young adults. We have taken several memorable trips since Spain
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Our first day in Spain we were exhausted, hot and excited to finally be here. After doing a little unpacking we walked out of our apartment and into our new life. Our first stop was a café in the middle of a lovely park. It was tranquil in the shade watching the children play, dogs
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When I started playing tennis I often played with a woman named Frankie. She was over 80 and had flowing long silver hair. She didn’t run, but her ball placement was impeccable. I tried to emulate her but the result was usually a disaster. After my failures she would look at me, smile and say,
Before we left on sabbatical people asked me what I would be doing during our year abroad. I usually demurred at this question since I really had no idea. I would say something like…write a book, do some writing and take up painting. Ha-ha-ha. Now that I am here I can answer the question with
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I had read about them. We even had a family competition. Who ever saw one first would win. We were all looking for “Caganers”. The Caganer is a Christmas character in Barcelona. He is the man in the creche with his pants at his ankles taking a dump. At the beginning of December shops started
This year all four of us are taking Spanish lessons. Jacob and Lily have classes at school; Mike and I are taking adult classes. Mike and I believe that this year is an opportunity for us all to learn, expand our horizons, develop an international perspective blah, blah, righteous blah, blah. My work…waiting to be