“No insisto en que sea una aventura completa, sino es el comienzo de una, porque así es como comienzan las aventuras.”
“I do not insist that this is a full adventure, but it is the beginning of one, for this is the way adventures begin.”
Don Quixote de la Mancha
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
(1547 – 1616)
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Author
Janet E. Kurtz
¡Hola! Me llamo Jan.
Hello! I call myself, Jan. My mother calls me, Janet. My Spanish-speaking friends call me, Juanita. These stories and photos represent my duo-life, a bilingual journey, a multi-dimensional world view.
Author
Janet E. Kurtz
¡Hola! Me llamo Jan.
Hello! I call myself, Jan. My mother calls me, Janet. My Spanish-speaking friends call me, Juanita. These stories and photos represent my duo-life, a bilingual journey, a multi-dimensional world view.
Articles
Mascaras: Mexican Masks – Then and Now
Patzcuaro, Mexico, early morning. Debora, our local guide, rounded us up in the patio of La Mansión de los Sueños, a former colonial edifice that had served as a sumptuous home for a wealthy family in the day. Our group of fifteen travelers, enrolled in Spanish classes, visits to the Rosario Butterfly reserve, and Mexican
The Back-Story of “BIRTHING A BOOK”
“Writing a book is like being pregnant without a due date.” J.Kurtz (Quote from the upcoming May 2020 issue of my Her Voice article about writing a book.) Conception: The idea to write a book was conceived several decades ago. I began jotting notes and organizing my photos, journals, and musings. The Minnesota/Wisconsin cabin, flora,
Northern Shores-Southern Borders: Revelations of a Bilingual Life has officially been “born!”
The most wonderful shipment arrived last week… …my new book Northern Shores – Southern Borders: Revelations of a Bilingual Life has officially been “born!” Birth Announcement – A bouncing baby Memoir Name: Northern Shores – Southern Borders: Revelations of a Bilingual Life Birth Date: April 9, 2020 Genre: Historical/Hysterical Memoir Height: 9” Weight” 1lb.
Articles
Mascaras: Mexican Masks – Then and Now
Patzcuaro, Mexico, early morning. Debora, our local guide, rounded us up in the patio of La Mansión de los Sueños, a former colonial edifice that had served as a sumptuous home for a wealthy family in the day. Our group of fifteen travelers, enrolled in Spanish classes, visits to the Rosario Butterfly reserve, and Mexican
The Back-Story of “BIRTHING A BOOK”
“Writing a book is like being pregnant without a due date.” J.Kurtz (Quote from the upcoming May 2020 issue of my Her Voice article about writing a book.) Conception: The idea to write a book was conceived several decades ago. I began jotting notes and organizing my photos, journals, and musings. The Minnesota/Wisconsin cabin, flora,
Monarch Butterflies
Monarchs. Those butterflies with royal orange and black patterned wings that flit into northern life every spring and hasten to return south before the freeze. Monarchs. A story of metamorphosis from egg to caterpillar to a being that takes flight – a metaphor of life, death and resurrection. Monarchs. Their rare migration requiring four generations to complete the life cycle that perpetuates their survival, unique among planetary creatures.
