I was once a bilingual immigrant
Being bilingual and bicultural has many advantages. I initiated this journey many years ago.
culture
5 Great podcasts for midlife women
Here are five podcast that we love for midlife women, and what you can expect from each one of them.
Forgetting a word doesn´t make you senile
We all forget words here and there. It happens at every age, but we become more aware of it as we age.
Being over 65 is no longer ‘elderly’
The term elderly or old has a negative connotation. The over 65 crowd is vibrant, healthy and go-getting. How to address them?
Is speed-reading as good as it sounds?
Speed-reading may sound like the answer to reading many books in a short time. But, is it really the best way to read all books?
“El sistema,” a system of musical education born in Venezuela
Among other things, Venezuela created a system of musical education that inspired many countries and has proven that a dream and tenacity work wonders.
What to expect if you travel to Madrid
Madrid is a safe city, despite what foreigners may think. Theft and pickpocketing is the worst-case scenario, but mugging is rare.
The loneliness of an over-informed brain
Information overload is taxing my brain. Am I too old for so much input? Does everyone feel this way?
When we were hyphenated Americans
I worry that sometimes the removal of the hyphen signaled a separation from one’s traditional culture in ways that would affect future generations