Monthly Archives: October 2009

Palermo

Palermo is a hard city to forget – I’ve still got the bedbug bites as reminders – but an even harder city to figure out. It is a tumultuous, urban, energetic mess sprawling like a hardy weed at the foot … Continue reading

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The Suburban Wilderness

Well, the experiment is finally over, though our “Year of Living Abroad” didn’t even last a year.  We moved back to SF two weeks ago, weary, like urban anemics, for the invigorating air of a city, even a small one. … Continue reading

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