by kpalana | Jul 15, 2016 | Blog
First please do excuse the unpolished nature of this and perhaps the next few blog posts. In true Italian fashion, our internet company Fastweb (aka: Cob Web) cut off our internet service three days too early. This is the same company that took roughly six weeks to...
by kpalana | Jul 3, 2016 | Blog
As an expat visiting family and friends in the USA these past three weeks, I am struck by how very kind and civil Americans are to each other, especially to people they’ve never met. Despite all the squabbling over politics, the all too frequent gun...
by kpalana | Mar 31, 2016 | Blog
Now that my days in Rome are numbered before our impending move to Myanmar this summer, I find myself thinking quite a bit about the spaces we inhabit and the nature of change. Back in Swansea, Massachusetts in the early 1990’s I once sat in Spanish class in a...
by kpalana | Mar 16, 2016 | Blog
“One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” – Henry Miller Have you ever dreamed of traveling the world, gaping in awe at faraway lands, speaking exotic languages, and experiencing other cultures? Sometimes it’s not always possible to...
by kpalana | Mar 8, 2016 | Blog
So now it’s official (though the date is still to be confirmed). My family is going to be moving to Myanmar sometime within the next few months. It’s funny the reaction you get from people when you say it out loud. Unlike the immediate delight and even envy when you...
