Creative Meanderings

My ramblings and wanderings through life

  • In my post about goals/resolutions for this year, I said that I was about focus, stillness and simplifying. I also add – building. This year is about honing myself and my skills. For years, I was an English language educator. It was a profession that I reluctantly embraced as a means to an end. The end being that it afforded me the luxury and salary to travel, which had, surprisingly, become a passion.…

  • I feel as if I have written about this topic before, but it has come up again and so I shall comment on it based on recent conversations with friends and M. It started with the recent news of a celebrity figure announcing his split from his wife with whom he had been married for a number of years. The reason for the split, as reported, was that he was a child and…

  • Generally, I don’t know who reads this space. For the most part, I don’t need nor want to know since I pretty much write for myself to sort of track my life; and if it helps or entertains others, then that is a great addition. However, by not knowing and not receiving much feedback on my posts, I do not always realize the changes in the type of posts or their impact, if…

  • We are home at last. Despite our goals to stay put for a while, it’s not to be so steady until the end of February, but at least we are around the area and at home for longer periods. M should be actually at home more than me, which is good for both of us! 😅 Since I am not one to leave unpacking or cleaning up until later, we spent the first…

  • Words for 2025: Focus, Stillness and Simplify As I sit and reflect by the pool or Caribbean Sea, I am grateful for the amazing life that we/I lead. We are fortunate to be able to travel as much as we do, experience the things we do, and enjoy life’s many luxuries as we do. We have worked hard to make this possible for ourselves. This year was definitely about fully embracing the rewards.…

  • The country of India has always held a fascination for me. From the extremes of the shanty towns, slums, to the Bollywood richness, with spiritual spaces, ashrams, to rituals in the Ganges River and festivals of colors and lights, I’ve been curious. On the other hand, stories of violence against women, the expression of the caste system, and images of extreme poverty have made me fear visiting. Add to that stories of getting…

  • It’s been a little busy as we prepared for our first trip to India. 🇮🇳 About three or four years ago, M connected with a guy to help him create apps. They became friends. We learned of their love story and mentally planned for their eventual marriage celebrations. In July of this year, we confirmed our visit. At last, we got to meet them in person, were included in their family events, and…

  • Another lovely Thanksgiving has passed. This year was a bit quieter since I celebrated early with a Friendsgiving in Japan. We are also in between trips, so I wasn’t really up to organizing the cooking or getting people to come celebrate with us. So, it was a blessing to be able to join friends at their place where they put a lot of love in the labor of cooking a delicious meal for…

  • A pause in our flitting to and fro feels nice. We have been traveling every month to somewhere new according to M’s photo memories. The positive of traveling is that life is always changing and we experience new things regularly. The downside is that it is easy to forget where we have been, and we do not get to fully appreciate where we are now. Although we are still on the go through…

  • I just returned from what has become a yearly visit to Japan. My relationship with the country has evolved now that I don’t live there full-time nor need to work to enjoy what the Land of the Rising Sun offers. While I can never quite decide if I would want to live there again, I know that I will always continue to visit. This was a short week-long visit that was really about…

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