Invitation

Visiting a country always highlights the contrast between what is “local” and everything else.  Often, there are two types of...

As I wander through the local streets in the United Arab Emirates on a noisy evening after Friday prayers, I...

The characters in the play were dealing with incomplete information.  Everyone thought, assumed, that he or she had all the...

I read the note with interest.  Everyone involved is part of our extended family.  I did not see it coming. ...

I watch decisions being made every day.  Some are sadly comic; doing an illegal u-turn in front of two policemen...

Appenzell is a small canton in Switzerland.  I do not think there are many changes in the central village, at...

There are many different paths going in and out of our small Swiss village.  While most are walking, some are designating...

Over the years, I have wondered what it would take to become a citizen of another country.  One of the...

I was not sure what to expect.  The natural baths of Gotenbad are known locally.  However, the fact that they...

It was a unique moment – the opportunity to introduce someone to a new taste.  The taste has been around...