I love to move. I will say however… Moving to New York City was nearly as big of a culture shock as when I first moved to Ecuador. Maybe it’s because I always loved hispanic culture, and I was ready for it. I was expecting life to be majorly different in Ecuador. But New York?…
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LaGuardia Airport To Times Square For $2.90
Hint: I created a free download that makes this post so much easier to read, with step-by-step instructions. Download it here. I don’t know about you, but I have a rough time with directions. Unfortunately, I tend to Uber to and from the airport. Because I figure it’s more expensive to miss my flight than…
Des Moines Capitol — Women’s suffrage thoughts
Women’s suffrage has always been near to my heart. I don’t think some of us realize what people went through so that women can vote. Here’s one article. People faced imprisonment and a bunch of horrible things just to be able to do something we take for granted today. And that moves me. It moves…
Learning the hard way
I have to learn the hard way. I try, I try so hard to learn the easy way. I read, I read a lot, ask the kids who asked me what I was reading on the beach yesterday and if it was The Notebook to which I awkwardly replied… no… it’s nonfiction. I like books…
Consider NOT partying in the Mariscal of Quito, Ecuador
Alright, send the hate mail in. I’m ready. Friends. Readers. People I’ve never met. When I did research about Quito, and when I meet foreigners visiting Quito, all I hear about is one thing – the Mariscal. “Yeah, we heard you should check out the Mariscal,” “The Mariscal is so dangerous,” “The Mariscal is where…
Stay safe abroad
“Aren’t you afraid of getting taken?” Um…. no. Don’t worry, if you asked me that question, I’m not specifically writing about you because I’ve been asked it more times than I can count. Y’all need to stop watching T.V. or something. Before I sound too rude, let me explain that danger is a real thing….
Noemí’s travel tip – Find the live music
I learn a lot from the people I travel with. One of my favorite travel buddies? Noemí. Flexible, fun, always put-together and beautiful, and she is a magnet for live music. We would always try to find a restaurant at the end of the day that had live music. And let me tell you, it…
Mo’ Money Mo’ Problems
I had no idea where the phrase came from “More money more problems” but I looked it up… Apparently it’s a song by the rapper B.I.G. (love him) (love rappers). Which, according to my book Rich Dad Poor Dad, can be very true. The answer in life is not more money. See, we all think…
Adventures at home: Financial Literacy Part 2
Which leads me to my next point. The second hurdle comes down to our ability to admit that maybe we’ve been wrong. The second hurdle comes down to our ability to admit that maybe we’ve been wrong. As adults, it’s hard to accept that reality. If I said, hey, instead of selling your soul at…
Adventures at home: Financial Literacy
I never cared about money. My goal was never to be a millionaire, to have the nicest things, none of that. Money struck me as essential, and that the more you have the more options you have, so I wanted enough to…. *cough* travel. I was reading a book the other day that basically said:…