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A Scarcity of Words

I haven’t posted to Fino Cambur for nearly two months. Believe me, I have wanted to (there is a growing list of would-be posts) but I haven’t been able…to what?…to … Continue reading

February 6, 2015 · 5 Comments

Anul Grass

Things written in English are very often misspelled here. So when I see this unique item in a supplements store at the Santa Fe Mall… …I think I know what … Continue reading

December 13, 2014 · Leave a comment

Graham’s Holiday Concert [Video]

The last post has some cute pics of G on stage at his holiday concert. The video of the concert has been made available on YouTube so I thought I’d … Continue reading

December 12, 2014 · Leave a comment

Graham’s Holiday Concert

Graham has a excellent sense of time and calendars. Usually it’s a pretty good thing; it’s useful for explaining travel plans and birthday parties and such. Often he will be … Continue reading

December 5, 2014 · Leave a comment

The Big Leagues

The principal of the middle school organized a family day at the ballpark. It made for a fun Sunday. I’ve been to several baseball games in my life time but … Continue reading

December 3, 2014 · Leave a comment

Araras en Caracas or “Cararacas”

In English: Macaw; in Spanish: Guacamaya; in Portuguese: Arara. Our high school counselor, Terran, posted this video to Facebook and I thought it quite lovely. Not only are these magnificent … Continue reading

December 2, 2014 · Leave a comment

New Beer Uniform

Announcing the new beer drinking uniform: Cervecería Caracas was the Caracas baseball team from 1942 to 1952. The club was founded by Martin Tovar Lange. Now, he is almost certainly of … Continue reading

November 19, 2014 · 1 Comment

Manga (____)

The place that gave Kat a garbage bag full of them calls them manga. Huge mangoes. Now, it’d be way too lowbrow for this blog to use the elegant mango/a as a … Continue reading

November 13, 2014 · Leave a comment

Birthday Bowling

I’d reckon there’s no greater way to show your Americanism than having a birthday at a bowling alley. And so this was our version of a Venezuelan birthday party. Nothing … Continue reading

November 5, 2014 · Leave a comment

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Neverita

I'm a mom to an amazing little boy, wife to a supportive and adventurous husband, teacher in an international community, and lover of gardening, reading, cooking shows, lattes, and sharing.

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