1000th Blog Post

Highway 380, New Mexico

Yesterday I published my 1000th blog post.


Hoo wee!


Here's what I wrote after my 500th post


 

I recently published my 500th post since this blog began on September 28, 2010.
In the 18 months since then, I:

• Sold my house
• Got rid of my stuff
• Took a CELTA course in Playa del Carmen
• Traveled solo to Ethiopia
• Took road trips Mississippi and Louisiana
• Took a solo trip to Dubai
• Traveled to Armenia
• Moved to the Republic of Georgia for a year with TLG to teach English

I am a lucky woman.

Another beautiful event occurred in these last 18 months: My daughter and son-in-law adopted their foster son, making legal what had already been a loving parent-child relationship for four years. 

Join me on the ferry as we island-hop outside Istanbul 

 

1000th Blog Post

It's now been 3 years and one month since I went rootless. And since my 500th blog post, I:
 

• Spent three weeks in Istanbul 
• Lived in New Mexico for a year (how quickly it flew!)
• Got a job teaching English online to adult professionals in more than 10 countries
• Am about to relocate to my next one-year residence, this time in Lafayette, Louisiana

Come with me on a carriage tour of Heybeliada Island outside Istanbul

There was another lovely addition to the family: My daughter and son-in-law adopted their foster daughter! This only formalized the heart relationship that was already there.