I dance around this morning in my large studio-like room with slick black and white tiles, swinging to this dramatic music I love, covering every corner of this room as I step. Wearing my comfy black capri leggings, slouchy
November 26, 2013 · "The life of the arts, far from being an interruption, a distraction in the life of the nation, is very close to the center of a nation's purpose, and it is the test of the quality
November 18, 2013: I am so grateful to now have my violin here in Paraguay, thanks to my good friend and fellow volunteer, Caraline DiNunzio, and a big thank you to her parents who so graciously brought it down from the
At the Christmas Eve mass at the church here in Yataity, Paraguay, we had a simple service with sweet music. With the voices of just three people along with the violin, I believe we made perfect, beautiful sounds for the
I'm on the planning comité for the big expo fair we have here in the center of town each November. I needed to talk to the president of the comité, Olga, one on one about some specifics so I could
This is the prose version, a translation into Castellano with the help of the Medina family in Guarambaré. Los Cielos están susurrando así como brillan las estrellas, cuando miro hacia el cielo nocturno. Las estrellas están en posición, sonriendo, relucientes,
Here is an english version of a piece I gave to the Peace Corps staff as a celebratory note when we were sworn-in. I'll post the Castellano prose version next
To me, the words "Beautiful People" have always meant the famous, tanned and fancy folk. However, I've learned a new meaning for the phrase. I spent four days with a family that was truly, truly beautiful in so many ways it