Category Archives: Narrative Stories

A Texan in Peru

I have feared telling this story, because after all of these years, I have some distress when speaking of the matter.  However, if I can teach anyone out there, something about themselves in relationship to their environment, it’s worth feeling … Continue reading

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Pyrenees Friends and Lovers

Employment as a school psychologist became tiring over the years, so  I took a break, attending a graduate program in International Business, having an exchange student component.  By the time, I embarked upon  this endeavor, I had already been well-traveled, … Continue reading

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Encounter in Merida – A Story from the Past

Warm tropical fragrances of marketed fruits and grilled meats floated upon the thick air at the quaint bus station in the heart of the Yucatan Peninsula.  Small dark people scurried around busying themselves with what was typical for a weekday … Continue reading

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An Angry Bull Elephant in South Africa

We arrived in Kimberly to participate in my brother-in-law’s wedding.  I haven’t been one to attend these events much in my life, since I don’t  care about formality.  I usually shun church events, not trusting mercenary man made institutions to … Continue reading

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Hiking with the Rhinos

In January of 1994, Simon, my husband took me to his home country of Zimbabwe for the first time.  When we were in Harare – the capital city – we planned an interesting excursion to the Matobo National Park near … Continue reading

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Goodbye to Zimbabwe

Simon’s Mom finally received her visa to enter and work in the UK with acceptance also in a British Repatriation program, which helps British pensioners get settled there.  It has been a long, emotionally draining, and painful process.  Ginny was born in … Continue reading

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