vacations
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When you live in Arizona, Mexico does not seem exotic. It seems…there. Nearby. Like Canada when you live in Minnesota and pay for things with Canadian change. When someone gives you Canadian change and you can’t be upset about it because you pass it off all the time anyway, except into vending machines, which are
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Last night: dreaming of running out of pesos.Dreaming of bacterial food, of getting lost in Mexico, misunderstanding the taxi situation. I did not sleep well. Three days until Mexico. This won’t be my longest international trip. I spent 22 days in Europe when I was 16 and two weeks in Belgium when I was 18.
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I’m going to Oaxaca in four days to spend some time writing and helping ASU MFA students while they enjoy a writing residency. In the meantime, I am crazy busy: Wrapping up things at the office so I can leave with a clear conscienceWriting and/or studying for final exams in my Human Resources and Financial
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I just got back from a long weekend south of the border, where I laid out by the pool, got my tan back, read, relaxed, ate great food, and almost went to jail. I meant to post that I was going to be gone, but it just didn’t happen. Why am I so sleepy after
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Posting has been sporadic this week as I’ve been enjoying a vacation at home. Saturday I’m going to Mexico. Maybe forever. Don’t forget, though, that Arden is eagerly awaiting your questions and letters for tomorrow’s edition of “Ask Arden Anything.”
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I’ve never been afraid of danger, so the other day, when I stepped out onto the glass floor of the Calgary Tower, the one hanging out over the street about 520 meters from the ground, I was shocked to discover neither of my feet had actually moved and that I was still standing safely on
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