WANTED
This week’s stroll along the Camino a Ítaca circles back to Azerbaijan and beyond. Memories of images of Strong Men, Royalty and Dictators crying out to be loved and…
Of Apples and Saudi Offerings
Next stop on the Camino a Ítaca, a look back more than fifteen years to a taxi ride across Crater in Aden, Yemen and a curious perspective on colonialism. Click…
Gods and Civil Servants
…so poorly equipped. It often seems as though they are urban planning afterthoughts, acting solely as a complement to the adjoining terraces that do bring in some money to the…
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….