In the beginning of 2018, I became a “digital nomad”. I joined a remote work/travel group planning to go to So. America for four months: a month in each of Argentina, Chile, Peru, and Colombia. The first three months went well (as recounted in previous blogs) but the organization running the excursion was showing signs of collapse and I, wisely but reluctantly, decided to skip the last month in Colombia. When I heard that NextTribe was offering a trip there, I saw it as a way to “close the circle” and check it off the list of missed opportunities.
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Travel
Hiking in Big Bend National Park
For many years, every winter my sons and I have gone on a week-long ski trip, usually with the local ski club. Often it was the only time all three of us got together. Since I’ve stopped skiing, I’ve tried to replace this annual event with a hiking trip. Last year we went to Tucson, AZ to visit and hike with my brother. This year we decided to join a small group of ski-club friends who were going to Big Bend National Park. As it turned out, there were a few ups and downs to this memorable trip.
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Amazing Morocco
Why Morocco?
My father was an aircraft mechanic who often flew to Morocco in the 1950s to repair downed aircraft, probably at the Port Lyautey Naval Air Station near Casablanca. He sent us postcards of exotic-looking people leading camels through the desert and brought home cherished gifts of tooled leather and decorative brass. I was delighted to finally visit with NextTribe and learn more about this place of my childhood fantasies.
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accidental goddess 