When in Rome…DO as the Romans do… What does that even mean in modern day Rome? And who are these Romans you might ask? Of all the various cities I have visited in my short life, I have never met a city so inundated with cultural complexities. The disparities between the young and old, localContinue reading TahiraROMA: vol. 9
TahiraROMA: vol. 4
Primo Mese in Italia I am not sure when my vacationing ended and my residency began… but somewhere between my mother heading back to states, moving out of my hotel and into an apartment and settling into the time change with scheduled walks with the pup, somehow I live here now! In moments it feelsContinue reading TahiraROMA: vol. 4
TahiraROMA: vol. 3
Benita…oh how I love her. If you are just getting to know me in the last 5 years, you may not have ever known that Benita and I are living in a NEW wine kinda relationship… This love is still honeymoon status! lol… For context, I was brought back to my earlier years while inContinue reading TahiraROMA: vol. 3
TahiraROMA: vol. 1
A Meeting with Destiny You would be surprised… but against the advice of others, I often talk to strangers! I see unique encounters with new people, as an avenue for the divine to intervene with the mundane. If not for the, otherwise random, introductions with strangers, I wouldn’t have had the invitation to Urumqi, Xinjiang (Northwest China), or a villageContinue reading TahiraROMA: vol. 1
it’s about that time…
I’m moving to Italy I know many of you have been waiting for an update to figure out… what is going on with me? // why am I doing this? // what’s my story? … and honestly there have been beautiful glimpses of hope and inspiration that have happened as a result of this decision…Continue reading it’s about that time…
Step 1: Leave The House
In all my travels, I don’t think I have ever been this terrified to take this first step… agora phobia all the way… delayed me 2 hours leaving the house… second guessing every move I made… as if I have never done this before… sweating buckets I endured… until I could digest that, in fact,Continue reading Step 1: Leave The House
When in Roma…
Preface: before I left! Well that came quickly! I write to you about 48 hours before I take my next scout trip to Rome, Italy! If you haven’t heard this story, I will get you caught up. But if you have blessed me through a trip season before, you know that heaven is about toContinue reading When in Roma…
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