“In life, as in football, you won’t go far unless you know where the goalposts are.” – Arnold H. Glasow My first football game – Seattle Seahawks went up against the Oakland Raiders. The stadium was crazy loud, so much energy filled up Safeco Field. The game itself wasn’t too hard to catch on, after … Continue reading The Touchdown
“Only the knife knows what goes on in the heart of a pumpkin.” – Simone Schwarz-Bart I’ve been in Seattle for a day and a half, it feels like an eternity. The key to dealing with a transition like this is to keep busy, it so happens that I arrived when the girls’ schedule was … Continue reading The Pumpkin Hunt
“I am not the same, having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world.” – Mary Anne Radmacher 3 hour delay, 6 hour flight, a belly of butterflies as well as excitement. That was what how the journey to my new home began. After saying goodbye to the many new friends I … Continue reading The Emerald City
“One belongs to New York instantly, one belongs to it as much in five minutes as in five years.” ― Tom Wolfe Waking up this morning was extremely confusing, it took me about 30 seconds to fully comprehend why there were two other beds occupied in my hotel room and why I was in a … Continue reading The wheels on the tour bus
‘The city is like poetry; it compresses all life, all races and breeds, into a small island and adds music and the accompaniment of internal engines.’ – E.B White After 21 hours of mixed emotions, I had landed at JFK International, New York. It was late afternoon yet so bright in the terminal that it … Continue reading ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’
‘The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step’ – Lao Tzu After months of preparation, signatures and perfectly writing my name on documents. The late nights of uncertainty and confusion. The tears I drowned in as I thought of leaving my family. Everything I have ever known, I was leaving it all behind … Continue reading The Single Step
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