Salting the Wound

“You know how people have these little habits that get you down…?” Kander & Ebb, Chicago If you’ve ever cooked pasta, you know that it requires salt in the water. But, in Italy, there are two schools of thought about the precise moment when that salt should be added: before or after the water comes… Continue reading Salting the Wound

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The Wedding Photo

Passed this scene on San Francisco’s Embarcadero last weekend. I don’t know these people, but they made me a lovely picture. You might also like: No related posts.

It Was Twenty Years Ago Today

Enrico and I were married (by a justice of the peace in New Haven, Connecticutt) on January 17th, 1989. Here’s the story: Part 1: Tanzania Surprise Part 2: Coca-Cola, and an Ostrich Part 3: Justice of the Peace Part 4: The Wedding You might also like: Pink Wedding: My Wedding Dress Scholarships for Peace

The Bi-Professional Couple: A Conundrum Close to the Bone

My life is lived in multiples.

I’ve read books, articles, and blogs about multicultural marriage, living, and child-raising. I have written about being a third-culture kid, raising a bilingual child, and living and trying to work in a foreign country.

But this is the big question, more difficult than any of the above: how can a marriage survive being made up of two people whose careers are equally important to each?