Welcome New Moon

Today is more than the beginning of a new year. Fireworks last night in the Zocalo of San Miguel de Allende shot on the phone of my friend Edgar Ladron de Guevara January 1, 2014 marks the arrival of a new moon also known as a supermoon. The Moon will be closer to the...

The Joy of Making Stuff

Growing up my mom would pack my three squealing sisters and I into a lime green station wagon and drive us down dusty backroads to little towns all over central Mexico. Men with weathered hands pounded silver in Taxco, Metepec women in white embroidered blouses turned...

Winter Walk

Walking to the Christmas Market Piñatas on their Way to Market Vendor emerges from a Sea of Color Young Artist Adds Finishing Touches  Slumbering Till Christmas Day Walking towards the Bellas Artes Dinosaur Sized Cricket Entering the Bellas Artes Greeted by a...

Collecting Memories of Sharjah

Last day with amazing students Surprise Lunch  Lebanese Bread Hummus and Lemonade At the Old Souk with Students Leaving Dubai Full Moon at mid-day on the Arctic Circle Over the Pole and back to Southern California “A journey is best measured in friends,...

Architectural Delights of the United Arab Emirates

Futuristic Metro Station Gleaming Skyscrapers of Dubai Towers in the Desert Atop the tallest building in the world Burj Khalifa-163 floors, 2, 722 feet high Origami Crane Sculpture Marine inspired Hotel Lobby Arabesque arches Mosque Islamic motifs  Inside the...