Tropical Storm Cristobal sat over Yucatan Mexico where I’m living for a week. Heavy rain and even a couple of days of high winds left this whole area flooded. My neighborhood is completely cutoff because the three dirt roads from the highway to our beach homes are completely flooded. Yesterday [...]
A friend had her Facebook account hacked into and after a month of trying Facebook to give her access back to her account she gave up and started a new Facebook profile. She lost a Facebook profile she had for something like 13+ years. I helped her secure her important [...]
Be kind. Mr. Rogers I think was the best at this. I’ve always liked Mr. Rogers because he was so kind. I remember only good things about watching his show when I was a kid. Many many years later I learned more about Mr. Rogers and have found him to [...]
Johnny Clegg is one of my favorite musicians of all time. I had the privilege to see him in concert twice. One in Tempe Arizona in the early 90's. It was an outdoor concert and I had heard his latest album on a local radio station. He was simply amazing [...]
Season 2 of Expat Rebel podcast launched yesterday. Episode 1 starts off with my experience staying in Mexico during the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts & Spotify
So many of us are locked down at home for who yet knows how long. And since I've been working from home since 1996 and hardly left my home since June 2019 due to a seizure and becoming very sensitive to loud noises, artificial light and electronics, I thought I [...]
Self isolation is in right now! Here's my best tips from the last 10 months I have been in self isolation due to my seizure recovery. The Pandemic of the Coronavirus is creating a world wide wave of self-isolating. Many people are panicking and health concerns are top of the [...]
I've been on vacation for months, I'm in-between projects and but at first, I had a difficult time slowing down. I was used to always doing something, even on vacation. But, these last few months I've reassessed my entire life. Once I got used to slowing down I didn't want to [...]
I visited Mayapán Maya Pyramid ruin in Yucatan Mexico just east of the big city of Merida, Yucatan Mexico. It's like a mini Chichen Itza and a lot less crowded. It's about an hour drive southwest from Merida. I recommend you come by 8 am to beat the big tourist buses [...]
A new show “Little America” on Apple TV+ is stories about immigrates to the US and what sacrifices they have made to become successful. For instance the first episode is about how an Indian-American kid ran his parents motel while his parents got deported and didn’t return for many years. [...]