Lost in Translation (And Kinda Loving it)
In this episode I talk about talking, and all the ways it is challenging me during my travel adventures
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Cheese Blocks, Czech Humour, and the People Who Make Us Laugh
Listen in on my fun conversation with Monika – a young Czech woman who has a fabulous laugh and fun stories to tell about what laughter is teaching her about life.
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Built to last: What a dodgy knee taught me in Scotland
Somewhere between Edinburgh Airport and a set of stairs I had no business descending with a suitcase, I had a reckoning with my body. Specifically, with the part of me who thinks pain is just the price of doing business. Her name is Patty Pusher, and she and I are currently in negotiations.
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In love with learning
I’ve been thinking a lot about my dad these past few days. Yesterday marked four years since he passed away – suddenly, unexpectedly. Which is likely how he would’ve wanted, if he’d had a say in it. Never one for drama, my dad had a practical streak a kilometer wide. Even in passing, he kept things simple.
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The Scientific Method
Picture it: a group of scientists in a lab, laser-focused on finding a cure. They think they’ve nailed it. They test the theory, hold their breath, and then… nothing. It doesn’t work.
“Well, that’s it. We tried. Clearly, we’re terrible at this. Pack it up, everyone—we’re done here.”
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Getting off the ‘Right’ couch
“Listen here Missy! I’m right, and you’re wrong, and I don’t have to listen to you!”
Picture it. A seven-year-old girl bouncing on a couch, screaming this at me at the top of her lungs. Yup. One of my most vivid memories from years ago when I was working in a group home for kids with severe behavioural challenges.
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