teaching, traveling, taking pictures
I cannot say what I'm feelingDon't know how to moveI cannot share what I believe inI finally believe in youI've traveled many roadsAnd don't know where toNow my world is never changingIf there's anything I can dobenny blanco, Calvin Harris, & Miguel, "I Found You / Nilda’s Story"
Now his life is full of wonder but his heart still knows some fearOf a simple thing he cannot comprehendWhy they try to tear the mountains down to bring in a couple moreMore people, more scars upon the landJohn Denver, "Rocky Mountain High" Biking around Garden of the Gods Driving up Pike's Peak Rafting down… Continue reading Road Trip 2019 with My Sons (Part 3)
Because Colorado was settled late in the nineteenth century, poetry in English begins late in Colorado. Though there were nomadic Indian groups and, later, settlers from Mexico, there is little poetry of record before the middle of the twentieth century.Poets.org, "The Poetic History of Colorado"
“I was halfway across America, at the dividing line between the East of my youth and the West of my future.” Jack Kerouac, On the Road Old Market in Omaha, Nebraska Airbnb in Boulder, Colorado
Originally, I had planned to spend the morning on the beach; however, the weather intervened, and a storm blew in from the ocean. The night before, I had to latch the shudders shut to my windows. I fell asleep to the sound of the wind howling outside my room and felt like I was at… Continue reading Aventuras no Rio De Janiero (Parte Três)
Tall, and tan, and young, and lovelyThe girl from Ipanema goes walkingAnd when she passes, I smile but she doesn't see (doesn't see)Antônio Carlos Jobim, "The Girl from Ipanema" Spent the morning of my third day in Rio exploring the Copacabana and Ipanema beach. Enjoy the shots from my photography jaunt.
It was a busy first two days in Rio. However, my accommodations are out of this world, and I had quite the adventures my first morning in the city. Enjoy the photos of my lodging and from my escapades. Meu Airbnb no Rio Cristo Redentor Caminhada do Corcovado ao Parque Lage Mansão do Parque Lage… Continue reading Aventuras no Rio de Janeiro (Parte Um)
