by danya | Jan 10, 2008 | Blog
I met a glacier today. It was immense, and gorgeous, and silent, except when it made large, thundering noises as pieces of it collapsed into the sea, overwhelmed by its own weight as the glacier advanced. The ice was actually quite blue. It is about four million years...
by danya | Jan 7, 2008 | Blog
The last handful of days have been loveliness, featuring the extraordinary trees of Buenos Aires (perfect for climbing in, among other things), a ride in a boat in the iron-rich waters of a delta where five rivers meet, a cookie that is, in effect, a sandwich of two...
by danya | Jan 2, 2008 | Blog
As time and cheap Internet allows, I’m going to try to post from the road. I hope you will forgive whatever typos sneak in from the Spanish keyboard. So greetings from NE Argentina, near the border of Brazil. The last day and a half have been spent at Iguazu...
by danya | Dec 29, 2007 | Blog
This song, “Isaac Bashevis Singer,” is by the Owls and it’s quite lovely. They also have an ode to Peppermint Patty. What’s not to like?
by danya | Dec 25, 2007 | Blog
Well, I’ve passed the second Daf exam. I’m pretty sure this means that they actually do have to ordain me in May. Next Sunday I leave for a few weeks in Patagonia with my sweetie. I’ll be back soon, with pictures (hopefully) of penguins, waterfalls,...
