In the span of four days, I presented my book at what would seem diverse if not, opposite audiences. The first was an Italian club, Circolo Italiano, mostly sophomores and juniors at the University of Texas San Antonio. The second …
This article originally posted on Mamma Prada on November 12, 2018 Bilingualism: The Best Gift of All By Martha Miller My husband and I had our mid-life crisis early. We quit our jobs, gave away our stuff and moved to …
Today I am sharing Chapter 9 from Times New Roman. It is my story of 9/11. We had only lived in Rome for two weeks. It was obvious that moving abroad would be life changing for us, but we didn’t know …
It’s Monday and rainy so I promised myself I’d do a little work out at home with free weights this morning. As I picked up two 10-pounders for the first exercise and raised my arms over my head, I …
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“Is your car in the shop?” “Why are you walking?” These are comments I’m used to hearing now. Unlike in New York, Boston or other metropolitan cities, walking to your destination is not the norm in most Texas cities. I …
Today, August 27, 2018, marks 17 years since my husband and I moved to Italy. If you haven’t heard our story yet, let me give you a quick recap. When I first met John I overheard him musing about quitting …
Even when people want to move abroad, they will find themselves homesick for certain comforts that are unavailable in their new home. For me, it was warm-from-the-oven chocolate chip cookies. I always enjoyed making my own, but mixing up a …
Mostly Bookish Thoughts of a Late-Thirty-Something Book Thoughts: Times New Roman (Martha Miller) April 6, 2018Lola ★★★★★★☆ Title: Times New Roman Author: Martha Miller Genre: Non-Fiction / Travel Writing / Memoir First published: 2016 Edition: Paperback, published by NJM Press, courtesy of author ‘How we …
My husband and I are not trust-fund babies, nor self-made millionaires. But like many Transitions Abroad readers we dreamed of living outside the U. S. After much discussion, research, and planning, we boarded the airplane in Houston, Texas with only two bags …
Wanted in Rome (Nov 2002) Practically every continent has some version of a thanksgiving festival, from Africa’s Kwanzaa, to India’s Pongal and China’s August moon festival. Each of these cultures celebrates the end of the harvest with a shared feast of the bounty. However, celebrating …
