Crying is not a weakness, nor does it mean I’m unhappy. At least that’s what I try to tell myself every time I find the tears welling up and streaming down my face as I say goodbye to someone. I have no explanation for how terrible I am at goodbyes. It makes no sense to […]
I pulled up outside of the airport and saw the flashing lights glaring, almost glowing, in the dark rainy night. I slowed down and pulled over hearing the gravel crunch under my tires. I flashed my lights twice as a signal that I had arrived. The van immediately took off and I followed dutifully. But […]
We had been driving for about an hour outside of Aman having a pleasant conversation. But then it the question came…my taxi driver in Jordan finally asked me what he wanted to know. “Sherry, I want to ask you question,” he hesitated and then continued, “a private question. Is ok?” I knew exactly where this […]
Sometimes I feel so fragile. Ready to break at any moment and last night was one of those nights. A night where I was confronted with my own solo culture, family culture, my religious culture, and my country culture. As I walked the streets of NYC on Christmas Eve my mind swam in confusion. Solo […]
Let’s take inventory. I’ve been in Saigon for two months now. It’s honestly been good and bad. Maybe bad is the wrong word…it’s more like “challenging”. Considering I’m a challenge junkie, one would think that I could have rolled with all of this massive change in my life a bit better, but alas…I am human. […]
This summer has given me a lot of time to examine my life. I always thought I’m not mom material – but I think I’m finally at a point in my life where I can safely say – I don’t want to be a mother. I’m doing a different type of travel these last few […]
Every year I have a Valentine tradition, I have a t-shirt that I wear that says “Love Stinks” in little pink rhinestones. It doesn’t necessarily reflect my feeling about Valentine’s day (yet the cynical side of me thinks that Hallmark is truly evil), instead I find the shirt humorous. I love to see people’s reactions […]
