A Harmony of Difference
In a world that often shouts about what sets us apart, there’s something quietly radical about embracing what brings us together. In this week’s Camino a Ítaca a counterdance against…
Laugh to Keep from Crying
…was an indistinct amplified voice, but as I drew closer a few words became clearer. One in particular seemed to repeat again and again, ‘fuera’ (outside, away, etc…). It wasn’t…
Blessed are the Storytellers
My next stop along the Camino a Ítaca op-ed blesses the storytellers and their less than satisfactory translation into Spanish as narradores de historias, though I do have to say I…
My Invented Spain
My next installement in my op-ed column, Camino a Ítaca in el HOY. What it’s like to approach a new country from afar. Spain first existed for me in books. I…
Corona Kids
I began my new op-ed column, ‘Camino a Ítaca‘ today with a piece about the plight of kids under the COVID-19 lockdown here in Spain. Click over to the…
What If the Axis of Evil Served You Watermelon?
…imperceptible at first — a long glance, a quieter voice. The woman, seated across from me, looked at her children with an expression I now recognize as a kind of…
How Pure Is Pure Enough? Asking for a Carpenter From Nazareth
…it should come with a mop in this week’s Camino a Ítaca. Thus was born: “How pure is pure enough? Asking for a carpenter from Nazareth.” in the SUR in English….
Shit Floats
In this week’s Camino a Ítaca a look at how mediocrity seems to rise to power here in Spain. This of course happens everywhere, but here in Spain there seems…
Half a Million Reasons
The Camino a Ítaca is in no way linear, it circles and loops and starts all over again. As spring turns Cáceres into the allergy sufferers nightmare, another event takes places,…
🦄 Send in the Unicorns
…a unicorn. A small, shimmering lie. A symbol of purity, sure — but also of imagination as survival. The mythical beast began as a hallucination scribbled by Mesopotamian dreamers —…