Posted by in Heartfelt, Never the Same Again, Pink Flamingos Here in the USA, we are fortunate. In many of the 50 countries I have lived or traveled to, the recent history of war is part of their human fabric. Either people can recall the wartimes, have a family or friend killed or maimed, or the remnants of past bombings dot the landscape today. Yes,…Read more »
Posted by in Heartfelt, Pink Flamingos Today, I want to honor my deceased father. He passed away nearly 30 years ago. As a young child and his only daughter, my dad was everything to me. He was a skilled farmer by trade, but he was also a WWII veteran, a hero, a mechanic, an electrician, a builder, an inventor, a veterinarian,…Read more »
Posted by in Uncategorized A Senegalese proverb has an expression for a wise deceased person who led a full life: his or her library has burned to the ground. I heard this phrase recently at a memorial service for a 97-year-old friend. As a writer, author, poet, and storyteller, this proverb rang loud. Its meaning is profound. There are…Read more »
Posted by in Travel (Hot air balloon sunrise tour over the Nile) I am tardy in posting this blog about one of the most amazing trips that I took in 2022. I wrote a detailed narrative with photos and YouTube videos for friends and family about a year ago. Instead of rewriting it for my web followers, I will…Read more »
Posted by in Pink Flamingos My blog has readers and followers in over 75 countries, and now they can access my award winning memoir, In Search of Pink Flamingos, more easily. For my international readers, download the link below for the list of 43 different eBook distributors around the world who have it available. You can locate it by searching…Read more »
Posted by in Pink Flamingos, Travel (I am reposting this blog from 2 days ago because the earlier slideshow link did not connect. So Sorry.) The last time I was on an African safari was over 50 years ago in 1973. As a 20-year-old farmer’s daughter, I was gobsmacked, of course. So many animals in the plains of Tanzania and Kenya…Read more »
Posted by in Travel In February and March 2023, I returned to the heart of Africa for the first time since I departed Liberia in 1973. Much older, the second time around from my 20-year-old naive farm girl self, I wondered how I would feel or what I would think. I traveled to new countries I had never been…Read more »
Posted by in Travel, Uncategorized What’s the connection between electrical converters, tap water, and toilet paper in this blog? Seeking to escape the cold December weather of the Northwest, I visited Costa Rica for the fourth time. Each visit resulted in making new Tico/Tica friends. This time, I stayed in one location for a month, only venturing out a couple…Read more »
Posted by in Never the Same Again, Uncategorized What a poignant question during these turbulent times. And so what’s the Peace Corps got to do with it, you may ask? I was recently interviewed and asked this question for the WorldView magazine that was published in the Winter 2024 edition. This magazine sponsored by the National Peace Corps Association is supported by those…Read more »
Posted by in Travel, Uncategorized We have opportunities to be kind, be helpful, or pay it forward. Often it is not calculated…just a spontaneous gesture. In my travels this past year I have met many interesting people. This is a story of one lovely woman I met on one my transatlantic flights. I sat next to a 50 + year-old…Read more »
Susan E. Greisen 