Autumn Adventures

As the autumnal equinox approaches, which is the equilibrium of day and night, it signals the change of seasons and the transition from growth to harvest. The  air cools, the frenzy of summer gives way to back-to-school routines, and the open window season brings respite from Augusts’ dog days. The pace slows a little, we

Becoming an Expatriate

I am starting a new chapter, so let me start with the Bottom Line Up Front (or BLUF in military parlance). My intention is to move from the USA to a small island in the Atlantic Ocean called  São Miguel, which is part of the Portugal’s Autonomous Region of the Azores. I have numerous reasons