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Fall of the Wall
November 9, 2009, marks 20 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall. I was in 9th grade when the news came across CNN that the physical symbol of the East/West divide was on the verge of toppling. And my mother reminded me today while I was reminiscing about the event that I sat for [...]
Planting Season at MissAdventures
Dear friends, I must apologize for the long delay in writing. But, I have been up to big things. First of all, I have been concentrating on my writing and my other blog Italofile.com. I am using Italofile as a way to explore the Italy travel landscape beyond the pages of my books The Unofficial [...]
Here First! Miss Adventures or Ms. Adventure?
Hi there! Are you looking for Ms. Adventure, the website of the Animal Planet television show that launched in January 2007? Or are you looking for Miss Adventures, the on again-off again blog of freelance travel and food writer Melanie Mize Renzulli? If it’s the latter…welcome! If not, check out Ms. Adventure here. It’s unfortunate [...]
Not India, but Italy
Good news, everyone! As you may or may not know, in between voiceovers, observing India, and blogging, I’ve also maintained a pretty full freelance writing/editing schedule. The results of those long days and nights last fall have been two guidebooks on Italy that I am quite proud of.
Joys of Jaundice
Fellow misplaced expat Karilyn hit the nail on the head with her recent comment. Indeed, I have come down with jaundice and I’m finally somewhat well enough to sit up straight and write about it. Basically, I have succumbed to the second – yes, second – outbreak of jaundice in Bombay over the past three [...]
Down for the Count
Well, it looks like India has gotten the best of me and I’m going to be sick for the next few weeks. I hope to be back to the blog sooner than later. But time will tell. So, take care and I’ll write soon.
Just one more week…
…until I get out of this office and get on with my summer adventures. I think they’re trying to make my last days miserable though. It doesn’t help that I’m in a half-cube sans file cabinet or real desk space. Now they’ve set aside a space beside me for a new contractor who is extremely [...]
K-9 Games, or How to Waste a Morning
Thanks (or no thanks) to my sister, I’ve wasted the better part of the morning figuring out what kind of dog I am. I’ve also started a chain reaction in my office, so I’m getting the occasional email that says, “I’m a Lhasa Apso!” How come there are so many of these games on the [...]
Wireless at Last!
LA LA LA! I’ve been trying to figure out how to get online wirelessly for MONTHS now, and no one has been able to help. But today I gave it another shot. Not sure what I did. Well, for one thing, I removed my wireless connection from the “bridge” that it was on. Otherwise…I’m not [...]
Will This Ever End?
Kind of like Melvin in Office Space, I’ve been moved several times to different desks in my company. Today, I moved to my 5th desk within one year. No wonder I’ve had it with my day job…
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