It’s hard to look forward to the future when you fear your mom might not be there for it.2015 New Years CelebrationJune 28th, 2010 — The last day I received a hug from my dad. The last day I looked at his face, and he was looking back at me. The last day he told me he loved me, just before leaving on hisContinueContinue reading “A Terminal Diagnosis Means: New Years, New Fears”
Author Archives: Brooke Lewis
2024 Kickoff Travel
January 1st, 2024 Border RunPhoto by author.If you’ve ever been an expat, you will know what I mean when I share that I had to make a border run. For those that don’t, let’s just say “bureaucracies” start with a “B” for a reason, and it isn’t because it’s a beautiful process.I have been in Colombia sinceContinueContinue reading “2024 Kickoff Travel”
Have you ever wondered if you have been using “have” right in Spanish?
Haber, Tener, and more! Tips from a former Spanish teacher
Have you ever wondered if you have been using “have” right in Spanish?
Haber, Tener, and more! Tips from a former Spanish teacherWhether you’re an English speaker learning Spanish or a Spanish speaker learning English, the verb “to have” can be one of the trickiest to understand.As a native English speaker who taught Spanish for seven years, I didn’t just have to learn this concept. I also hadContinueContinue reading “Have you ever wondered if you have been using “have” right in Spanish?”
Medium is One of the Greatest Things to Happen to Me in 2023
End of year writing reflection and reader gratitude.200 followers! Screenshot by Author.Today, I reach 200 followers! Yay! Reaching this personal goal inspired me to reflect on Medium’s incredible influence on me and my writing in just two months as a writer.Teaching. Photo credit goes to whichever student stole my phone and took it. And the authorContinueContinue reading “Medium is One of the Greatest Things to Happen to Me in 2023”
My Mom’s Best Parenting Decision After the Loss of Our Dad
How my mom took a tragic loss and turned it into something beautiful.Our last family photo. Photo by author.Parents dealing with the death of a partner, I’m here to tell you, your children understand, or one day will, that what you’re going through is incredibly hard, you weren’t prepared, and you don’t know what you’re doing.ContinueContinue reading “My Mom’s Best Parenting Decision After the Loss of Our Dad”
I Waited Years To Write Stories Worth Sharing
Brooke Lewis, Writer Bio.Brooke Lewis — Photo by author.My name is Brooke, and I’m now a gringa mona (white, female, foreigner), living in Santiago de Cali, Colombia, with my husband and 13-year-old stepdaughter. I am a full-time writer both here on Medium and as a freelance writer.Because I write about my experiences, my story as a writer is inextricablyContinueContinue reading “I Waited Years To Write Stories Worth Sharing”
Travel to Learn Your Creative Capabilities
I used to think you were born with imagination. Now, I know it can be inspiredColorful Colombian Collage — Photos and edits by author.I used to believe I was incapable of imagination. Envious of the writers capable of dreaming up worlds and stories entirely from the depths of their own creative minds.I was in awe of the greats, buildingContinueContinue reading “Travel to Learn Your Creative Capabilities”
Colombia is Wild: Iguana Edition
TRAVEL MEMOIRSMy toxic trait is that I can’t not pet the animalIguana — Photo by Author.Growing up in Pennsylvania, my iguana experience has been relatively limited.So, when my husband told me about how Iguanas roamed his undergraduate alma mater’s campus in Cali, Colombia, and hung out in trees, I was understandably intrigued by the concept of strolling across campusContinueContinue reading “Colombia is Wild: Iguana Edition”
The Andes From Above — A Manifestation of Magical Realism
Just after takeoff, on a plane departing Cali, Colombia, there’s an altitude reached where nature astounds me, yet again.The fantastical view serendipitously reminds me why Colombia’s known as the land where magical wonder and reality meet.Surely, created. A man-made miniature of an imagined Eden.Too perfect to be real.Unfathomable as a product of nature itself.Gazing out theContinueContinue reading “The Andes From Above — A Manifestation of Magical Realism”
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