tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11955271.post114945413417782878..comments2024-03-08T01:48:00.413-08:00Comments on Austin to Africa, Brasil to the Bay: Sunday Scribblings - Earliest MemoryAli Ambrosiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00521627345210424042noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11955271.post-1150541179470676702006-06-17T03:46:00.000-07:002006-06-17T03:46:00.000-07:00Ali,I'm so glad I chanced upon you at sixtenpine. ...Ali,<BR/><BR/>I'm so glad I chanced upon you at sixtenpine. I lived in the same house in New Jersey for the first 18 years of my life and have travelled extensively ever since, becoming a "city girl." I now have a young son, and it is a beautiful challenge to give him both roots and wings.joyfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03235437841324350150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11955271.post-1149542110827245402006-06-05T14:15:00.000-07:002006-06-05T14:15:00.000-07:00So beutifully expressed! I am so conflicted at tim...So beutifully expressed! I am so conflicted at times between these two parts of myself-the yearning for roots and community, and the yearning for adventure, exposure to new lands, languages...Ideally, I would have a career I could do anywhere, and have a homebase but spend a few months a year in new, far away places. With only one life, there is just SO much to see, explore, discover. And to give this wide range of life experiences will forever deepen their ability to truly see and sense the vastness of the world they live in.Alex Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02109059018269508607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11955271.post-1149515126469367382006-06-05T06:45:00.000-07:002006-06-05T06:45:00.000-07:00What beautiful memories... It can be such a hard b...What beautiful memories... It can be such a hard balance to strike--to feel rooted while also honoring one's nomadic tendencies. What a lovely goal to have to want to gift your children with that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11955271.post-1149498504035358872006-06-05T02:08:00.000-07:002006-06-05T02:08:00.000-07:00Safiya: I speak english, portuguese and spanish fl...Safiya: I speak english, portuguese and spanish fluently. I used to speak italian fluently, but I've lost a lot of my speaking ability since I never practice it. My spanish is slowly being cannibalized by portuguese since I also don't really have a chance to speak much here in Mozambique.<BR/><BR/>I will check out Lucky Fatima's blog. :)<BR/><BR/>Laini: Yes, I think the first 5 years really helped cement a feeling of grounded-ness as a backdrop for all my travels...although I have spent the last few years searching for "home" again. I think I have reached the point where I am transitioning from my childhood home to what will become my children's childhood home one day.Ali Ambrosiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00521627345210424042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11955271.post-1149487762444670392006-06-04T23:09:00.000-07:002006-06-04T23:09:00.000-07:00a lovely bit of introspection here ali, thank you ...a lovely bit of introspection here ali, thank you for the trail of images you left behind on this quiet monday morning... keep well...Bart Treurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16505729913700832969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11955271.post-1149469240991617542006-06-04T18:00:00.000-07:002006-06-04T18:00:00.000-07:00What a rich history-I would like to pass this on t...What a rich history-I would like to pass this on to my child too but don't see us moving to an exotic place any time soon.Colorsonmymindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02424878757140605099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11955271.post-1149465498456565952006-06-04T16:58:00.000-07:002006-06-04T16:58:00.000-07:00Ali, I have the exact same hopes for my children, ...Ali, I have the exact same hopes for my children, and I love the way you've expressed it. I had a little too much "gypsy" and not quite enough "roots". But I am so grateful for the travel -- I know it's made me who I am. Your life has been so exciting so far -- and I imagine having those first five years in that marvelous place really helped you have a sense of "roots" that you could hold onto later during your gypsying!Laini Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14064837312936707024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11955271.post-1149464702096784352006-06-04T16:45:00.000-07:002006-06-04T16:45:00.000-07:00This is such a lovely, descriptive post! I could s...This is such a lovely, descriptive post! I could see those flowers in old whiskey barrels in New Mexico, the colours and the sunshine. And you had quite an international childhood as well (like my daughter). I didn't start traveling all over the world until I was 22 - and for the first 17 years of my life I lived in one place. Great post, Ali! Thanks for these stories.paris parfaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05457437124988976587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11955271.post-1149461385918540392006-06-04T15:49:00.000-07:002006-06-04T15:49:00.000-07:00I do look forward to your Sunday scribblings.So ho...I do look forward to your Sunday scribblings.<BR/>So how many languages can you speak?<BR/>You should check out Lucky fatima's blog, she's another languages freak ;)Safiya Outlineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04845531596800401012noreply@blogger.com