I’m fine with the hips, having learned to shake my bootie when I was two years old and learning Hawaiian dancing, but isolating my chest? It’s like learning to puck handle after a childhood of playing soccer, a completely different type of coordination. I found myself back in Chen Lizra’s Cuban dance class again, learning [...]
Travel
How to Learn a Foreign Language
As a travel writer, one of the best assets I can develop is learning a new language. I speak both English and French, but my skills en Français dwindle as soon as I stop speaking it. I found out about a new way of learning a language through a writing association I belong to. In [...]
Mexico
Getting to Tulum, Mexico
I was ecstatic to leave for Tulum, Mexico yesterday, on assignment for Suite101.com Media and Western Living magazine. The flights to Mexico City and then Cancun were pleasant enough, with meals served on both. How luxurious! By the time I arrived in Cancun, though, it was past midnight and I was tired. Tough luck for [...]
