Going into my second year living in Galicia, outside the United States, I don't know how to articulate all that I have learned and unlearned. One of the most simple yet profound teachings has been feeding horses. You can't just stab into a hay bale with
2:30 am. On the dot. I can't tell if I prefer silence or this strange Ska band off in the distance. Rua Nova 32. Our last night. Six suitcases packed. And at least 20 other boxes and bags. Maybe the bar next store is closing down and
Maybe there is no way to return. You can't ever go back. You turn instead but never re-turn. A shirt or an appliance you can return. Get your money back. But life. You can't. There is no return policy. We left the United States to
Grief is not the same as giving up. Grief is what proves you were paying attention. Grief is what proves you loved something. Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson I have been living outside the United States for the past 9 months, the time it takes to grow a new life. This
If you lie on your back on the floor, with the back of your head against the open door with the sunlight streaming through and look up, you will see dust particles. The light catches the dust, or whatever is floating in the air, and sparkles. You say to yourself,
Fisterra - FINIS TERRAE Maybe it was being at the end of the world The view: only clouds, mist, rocks, abyss Maybe it was seeing that art, Mr. Skelly, that said, “You cannot give your life more time so give your time more life”…. or ”Isn’t funny how much time
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