Matador NetworkinMatador NetworkI live in the “hood” of Madrid. And that’s ok.When I landed in Madrid in September ’16, I had a pretty good idea of what I wanted in a neighborhood. I’d been stalking blogs for almost a…4 min read·Feb 27, 2017--4--4
Matador NetworkinMatador NetworkHere’s how I talk to my kids about feminismMy parents taught my siblings and I to respect others, to include everyone and move through life with compassion in every sense of the…4 min read·Feb 27, 2017----
Matador NetworkinMatador NetworkMy Love Affair with InstagramI’ve done Tinder, and Match. Okcupid and eHarmony. Bumble, The Grade and Hinge. I’ve been to a matchmaker, did 3 on 3 dates with grouper…6 min read·Feb 15, 2017--2--2
Matador NetworkDespite Trump, here’s how you can help Syrian refugeesSyria has been in the news since 2011, when the first pro-democracy uprising demanded the ousting of the then-current President, Assad. The…5 min read·Jan 31, 2017----
Matador NetworkinMatador NetworkTo Learn About Apartheid, Don’t Just Go to Museums: Talk to Someone Who Was There.EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY morning my helper Susannah comes to clean my house. Clean and wash and iron and all those things that I am…4 min read·Jan 31, 2017----
Matador NetworkinMatador NetworkWhen your parent dies while you’re travelingIt’s a strange feeling to be thousands of miles away when your world comes stumbling to a halt. You feel the ground shake, but instead of…4 min read·Dec 19, 2016----
Matador NetworkinMatador NetworkOn the various insecurities of the perpetual traveler“YOU DANCE LIKE AN ANIMAL!” he growled at me through gold teeth and an accent heavy as lead. At first I smiled, a dumb wide-eyed gape…4 min read·Nov 1, 2016--1--1
Matador NetworkinMatador NetworkThe long slow pull to leaveI do not own a car; I don’t have health insurance, a pantsuit, or a career that necessitates any of the above.5 min read·Oct 31, 2016----
Matador NetworkinMatador NetworkThe letter I wish I’d read when I was 20 years oldYour heart is a quicksilver drunk swinging blind in a knife fight with the world. Don’t follow that son of a bitch and don’t trust him any…3 min read·Oct 25, 2016--5--5
Matador NetworkinMatador NetworkWhy I moved off the gridThe short answer for why I moved to an off-the-grid cabin in Washington County, Maine — without electricity, running water, refrigeration…6 min read·Oct 10, 2016----