Robin Sparks

An American woman’s global search for a new country

Hello, Goodbye, Whatever

Photo of friends and me (on the left) in San Francisco. I HAVE A TICKET to fly to Bali in 8 days. I will not be on that plane. I’m on a journey that has led to peace in my family, new beginnings with the kind of people that drew me to San Francisco in the first...

Ishmael

Five years ago I ended up in San Francisco just 40 miles from where I’d been born. The City By the Bay was to be the nest from which I would take exploratory flights in search of a nifty nest abroad. Oh, but how I dug my talons in, trying with all my might to...

Quote I love

Life is short and we have not too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are traveling the dark way with us. Oh, be swift to love! Make haste to be kind. Henry Frederic Amiel – 1885 (thanks to Rose for this, and welcome back from...

IF YOU WANT A LIFE CHANGE…

The next door neighbor in my new Noe Valley (SF neighborhood) digs, tapes a different quote in his window every morning. Here is today’s and my favorite: IF YOU WANT A LIFE CHANGE… 1. Do it immediately. 2. Do it flamboyantly. 3. No exceptions! OK,...