The adventure begins

I arrived safely in Bolivia yesterday after 24 hours of door-to-door travel. I was weary, but in good spirits. I slept nearly the entire flight from Miami to La Paz and was happy and more than a touch relieved that my Mexican Spanish was well understood in this South...

Cover Your Mouth

I just finished reading The Great Influenza. By “finished,” I mean quit on page 250. It is dry, dry, dry and it is a hard topic to read 400 pages about. There is only so much death and pestilence a girl can take. Plus, I’m not the biggest fan of...

A Giant Can of Worms

Goodness gracious. I seemed to have started quite the conversation about our eating habits and obesity in America. I thank everyone for their comments. Obviously, our culture caters to “bigger is better.” It is difficult to fight. Anyway — thank you!...

Yo Quiero Self Control

So, I admit it. I’m one of those SparkPeople currently obsessed with monitoring every morsel that goes in my mouth. And running. And swimming. And occasionally hauling my body on a scale. I don’t have a horrible body image, nor do I hate myself or ever...

The Downside of International Travel

I went to visit a family medicine doctor this morning, something I haven’t done since I saw a pediatrician. Seriously. It’s not that I’m scared of visiting the doctor, but more that I’m really, really lazy. I’m also really, really healthy...