Monthly Archives: July 2010

Itś Friday, July 30. My momś birthday-Happy Birthday, Mom! I will celebrate your birthday by going to a milonga-my first real outing into the BsAs tango world-tonight with Theresa, from Germany and one other gal here at Lunallena in BsAs. … Continue reading →

It’s 7:50 a.m. I will call Lawrence, my Spanish teacher, in ten minutes to let him know I won’t be able to make my lesson in Northeast Portland this a.m. There’s too much left to do before I leave: people … Continue reading →

The goodbye party on Sunday evening was lovely. About 80 folks turned out to say “Farewell and have a great adventure in Buenos Aires!” My teacher, Alex Krebs, came out to the church and delighted everyone with an introductory lesson … Continue reading →

Today I met with our interim sabbatical pastor to get her oriented to the church and office. Now it’s just 11 more days and so much left to do before I leave for three months. I am at once excited … Continue reading →

The Lily Foundation posed this question for any clergy from any denomination anticipating sabbatical leave and hoping for financial support. Of course I applied!  It was my first serious attempt at a grant proposal and I found it both challenging … Continue reading →