The hotel I am staying at is charming, but it is so darn noisy. The staff gets in around 7:00 am, they hang out in the courtyard above my room, smoking cigarettes and bickering and laughing in loud Italian. I have spent so much lovely quiet time across Europe that I am struggling with all…
Rosella and I got up early, she had to go to a city between Milan and Torino, and I was on my way to Milan. She made of a wonderful breakfast of fresh fruit, cheese, yoghurt, and cereal before we headed to the train station. I took the slow train to Milano, it was a…
What a fabulous day! Rosella and I woke up at 7:00 am and on the road by 8:00 am. She dropped me off via bus at the most central stop and gave me a great map to explore the city. We planned to meet up at 5:00 pm, along with Giuliana another online friend. My…
My plans got a bit mixed up between Berlin and Torino. I was going to stay with Anna, our Torino Diva, but she got stuck in Milan. Because I did not read her e-mail until the night I was leaving Berlin, I was kinda stuck in a bad situation. I did not research hotels because…
When I was around 12 years old, I watched a Phil Donahue show where a young neo-Nazi, not even through puberty, came on and spouted hatred about Jews, blacks, Mexicans, and most every person who was not fair skinned. I was absolutely stunned that a young boy, who never set foot outside of his ass-backward…
When I arrived into Berlin, I had friends pick me up, that is a treat considering all the schlepping I have been doing the past 10 days. Their son, Frank, a friend of mine in San Francisco just bought his parents a brand spanking new condo in the heart of Berlin, so we went to…
Jennifer wants to get loud and clear about women, organization skills, and time management. It’s an acknowledged fact that we women use our emotions and intuition to a greater extent than men—with fabulous results. So how on earth are we supposed to succeed using time management skills developed by our lesser halves? We don’t. That’s…