Author Archives: Betsy
Almost back
One final night before we make it home: Lazy in a freeway-side Burlington motor inn, Olympics on TV, truck crammed with luggage, groceries, chicken feed, laundry. We would have been all the way back to the island by now, except that I seem to have cracked a tooth yesterday and so this morning [...]
Liminal
The liminal state as defined on Wikipedia: Liminality (from the Latin word līmen, meaning “a threshold”) The liminal state is characterized by ambiguity, openness, and indeterminacy. One’s sense of identity dissolves to some extent, bringing about disorientation. Liminality is a period of transition where normal limits to thought, self-understanding, and behavior are relaxed – [...]
Pondering tourism
Back in Granada for our last three days, with many mixed feelings. This gracious and slow-moving city is the center of Nicaragua´s small tourism industry, and the effects of tourism are unfortunately obvious in the central parts of town. The main square is thronged with vendors selling overpriced souvenirs, and beggars flock to [...]
A morning of dances
Teenagers in Indian (indigenous) costumes, complete with cardboard bows and arrows, poured out of the creamy front doors of the cathedral. They joined a throng of onlookers, including dozens of other young people in brilliant-colored flamenco outfits.
Across the street, painters on a scaffolding were hastily putting a fresh coat of white on a [...]
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Hard Landing