Are We There Yet?
…It might have been an inconspicuous arabesque on the hem of their abaya or an almost imperceptible design on the edge of their niqab, but it was just enough to…
Go and …Return?
…sea, you once again catch a glimpse of that blue promise as it beelines towards its destination, only to see it disappear yet again. Another promise unkept, another appeal to…
How Did It Get So Late So Soon?
…disconnect between reality and perception, and the enduring appeal of narratives that bear only a passing resemblance to the world we actually live in. It’s about elections, yes. But also…
Liberty or Communism
…lot more attractive than paying more taxes for quality public services. This chimera of freedoms and facile slogans are as seductive as they are disingenuous. A chimera that will only…
The WHOLE Cookie Jar
This week’s Camino a Ítaca looks back to a time when I realized that all that glitters is definitely not gold. Despite the face it puts on regarding individual rights, when…
‘My’ Side, ‘Your’ Side
In this week’s Camino a Ítaca I look back at a surreal experience in deepest Arkansas and how some feel the past so strongly that they actually feel a living…
One of ‘Ours’
…by the administration when they are, in fact, very much alive and kicking. I then read the fine print a little closer and the story morphed into something more sinister,…
The Cilice of Education
In this week’s Camino a Ítaca we return to the trail of education and the challenges the kids face here in Extremadura, Spain. A place where ‘no pain, no gain’…
Jailing Songbirds
…it. Cities are burning at night in Spain for the words of an artist. An artist who has been sent to prison for praising terrorists and inciting violence, messages that…
Bares, qué lugares
Empty streets with closed bars, Caceres, Spain The Camino a Ítaca has been circling for weeks now, waiting for the city’s plague status to be lifted. Cities and towns across…