Adventures of a curious mind

The first time we came to Madrid, Rick went to Reina Sofia alone. I hung out with the Moms in Plaza Mayor, enjoying sangria and snacks. I do not regret that decision. Our Moms have been wonderful travelling companions over the years. We have had many adventures and many laughs together. On this trip they…

Sometimes I get so caught up in work, and life, and … work, that I forget to be happy. I forget what makes me happy. This day overflowed with happy. It was hard to get up. Thankfully, hotel breakfasts run to a much later hour in Madrid (10:30!) than most of the other places I…

Yesterday, Friday, was a tough day. Note to self, Economy Plus bears NO comparison to Business Class and zero sleep happened, in spite of our efforts. I did manage to catch up on quite a bit of work on the flight to Toronto where we met up with Ken and Cathy for our onward flight…

I am writing this final post from the comfort of my couch on a Friday afternoon. It is a weird sensation to be living the same day twice. Yesterday’s Friday was filled with a trip to Bongeunsa, followed by another painfully long drive to the airport and 10 hours to fly home. My fitness tracker…

Yesterday was the day. After my usual flurry of morning Zoom calls and a few hours in onsite sessions we all headed off on a short tour covering some of Seoul’s high points. Our hotel and the EA office are located in Gangnam (which translates to ‘south of the river’). The Korean government wanted to…

I woke up just before 4:00 a.m. to the sound of rain on my window and the whirring of the air conditioner. I had a bit of a restless night but was grateful for whatever sleep I had managed to get. It could be a pretty miserable day. I caught up on some more work;…

And I am so damn happy to have actually arrived. After 11.5 hours of fly time and 2 hours driving from Incheon airport to Gagnam in Seoul, all I wanted was to brush my teeth and have a shower. So I did. This actually broke one of my cardinal travel rules – as soon as…

In the late Fall of 2014 I decided to do 23andMe, just to find a bit more out about myself. I was adopted when less than 2 weeks old. Information about my history was quite limited and very, very anonymous. I was not really looking for family. (Or was I?) I did know I was…

I have loved, passionately, all things Bonnie Raitt since my early 20s. The first Bonnie album I ever owned, an actual record, was “Home Plate”. I listened to it so many times that it eventually began to bump and crackle. Didn’t matter – I knew the entire album by heart. It’s unclear to me if…

If you know me, you know that I love Formula 1. There is a mounting body of evidence, beginning with my bright purple Lewis Hamilton Mercedes ball cap. Not my style. Probably never gonna wear it. But I have one, and I am proud of it! Two years ago I watched my first televised F1…