Sedona: A Musical Journey Through Desert Vibrations
Introducing a compilation of tunes that capture the essence of this magnificent city in the desert. The playlist is…
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Playlist: La Fête Des Amoureux
Saint-Valentin: La Fête Des Amoureux.
Listen to this playlist, and enjoy the evening with your significant other!
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DAY 27: #31DayAspiringPolyglot Challenge – Learning Persian (Fārsī)
“The first condition of understanding a foreign country is to smell it.” Rudyard Kipling Fun Facts about Iran I’m…
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DAY 20: #31DayAspiringPolyglot Challenge – Learning Persian (Fārsī)
پدر و پسری درراه دیدند که تابوتی را میبرند.پسر پرسید: ” کجا میبرند؟ “پدرگفت: ” به جایی که نه…
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Worldwide Chillmode Playlist
All of this language learning has given me the travel bug again. I’ve put together a nice little playlist to get rev your travel engines! It also makes a great Thursday evening, tapas-and-vino soirée soundtrack.
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How to Make Gazpacho Andaluz
Gazpacho is a cold soup in Spanish cuisine specifically from the Andalusia region. The word gazpacho is said to be driven from the Arabic word for “soaked bread.” Still, if you do some research there conflicting stories on how the word gazpacho came to be, although the old dish is mentioned in Greek and Roman literature.
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Summer Solstice Playlist
Happy Summer Solstice! Let’s celebrate the occasion with some music. Don’t forget to share the love! xo
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Backyard Adventures: Palm Springs and the Salton Sea
The desert has its holiness of silence, the crowd its holiness of conversation. Walter Elliot My friend Mike was…
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Vernal Equinox Playlist
Here in California, we are having a bit of a downpour to kick off the vernal equinox. For us at home, it means champagne, a cheese plate, and plenty of conversation. Spring cleaning? No, thank you. Pass the manchego and jamón Iberico s.v.p.
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Día De Muertos: A Time for Reflection
Before my father’s death three years ago, I didn’t ‘celebrate’ Día De Los Muertos. I didn’t know enough about it as my family didn’t build altars or gave much of a second thought to it growing up. There was a period in my life where I was ashamed of my heritage. Sometimes those phrases and stereotypes that permeate the airwaves do get to people like me, who are too American when I visit México and too Mexican as an American.
