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…Feb 27, 20174Feb 27, 20174
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…Feb 27, 2017Feb 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…Feb 15, 20175Feb 15, 20175
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…Jan 31, 2017Jan 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…Jan 31, 2017Jan 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…Dec 19, 2016Dec 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…Nov 1, 20161Nov 1, 20161
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.Oct 31, 2016Oct 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…Oct 25, 20165Oct 25, 20165
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…Oct 10, 20161Oct 10, 20161
