New Old Scene

Dear reader, 

I had expressed, in previous blogs, my intention to continue writing in this space, even after returning from Ecuador. South America is never far off, my return flight to Quito is in December, but I think that an opportunity to share some perspective has most definitely presented itself with my return to the states. The transition process of returning from a country like Ecuador creates a very unique opportunity to comment on several different subjects. I can´t guarantee that the publications of this new series of blogs will be as frequent as those I wrote in Ecuador (my free time is much more limited now), nor can I make any promises as to the intrigue produced by these new blogs (I don´t know that they´ll be anywhere near as exciting or enlightening as those I wrote in Ecuador), but I will make my very best effort to only write on topics of interest. So, should you choose to follow these new blogs of mine, I hope you will not be disappointed. You may have noticed that I made some changes to the layout of the blog space, I hope this new simple format makes the entries much easier to read (with new material comes a new design). Among other things, I hope to comment on the contrasts that I notice between Latin America and the US (for example, ever thought it was interesting that the US isn't referred to as Anglo America?). Fortunately, I have been given the opportunity to teach Spanish at ISU again, and I would also like to discuss my teaching experiences there in the coming semester. Apart from these engagements, I am hoping that other writing opportunities will present themselves during my time spent back here in the US of A. Anyhow, if you stick with me, I'll stick with you. Let's see where we can go with this, if anywhere.

Thanks,

Chris