Last night our Spanish teacher, Ignacio “Nacho” Medina, set up an informal get-together at Mercado Ferrando with some of his local students whom we have come to know through Cada Día Spanish: David, Libbie and Hanna. Along with Janice Hayden (and her husband Elliot Quint) and Marsha Walker, all of these people are those whom… Read More Meeting in person for the first time!
After two redeye flights with zero sleep (because of an ear worm of the “Hallelujah Chorus” stuck in my head!), a 12-hour layover in Houston, plus another 9 hour layover in Buenos Aires, we finally arrived in Montevideo. We were met at the airport by our Spanish teacher, Ignacio “Nacho” Medina and went out for… Read More ¡Aquí estamos! Here we are!
Te amo, tutu! (I love you, grandma) I asked my grandson to call me “tutu” which is “grandma” in Hawaiian. These were his last words in yesterday’s telephone call. Two and a half years ago, if I heard these words, I wouldn’t have had a clue what they meant. It was then that I decided… Read More Te amo, tutu!