A woman in search of her word:

So I have decided to bite the bullet and blog.  

As I am in Warsaw now - for who knows how long - I have ample time to commit to writing.  And, I am in a place where A) I see lots of new/different things every day which B) I actually do notice because not speaking Polish means I spend more time using my eyes, not my mouth!

Last night I watched Eat, Pray, Love and although I’ve already read the book and in general find Julia Roberts sappy and bland, I loved it! When Liz is caught off guard during a dinner conversation - that swings from which word you would use to sum up a particular city, to which word you would use to sum up yourself - her friend suggests that maybe she is 'a woman in search of her word'.

Who of us isn’t?   

My point was supposed to be that I came away from the film feeling uplifted and enlightened. My belief that the journey is the point was re-ignited. And a decision to face my fears and write a blog was made!

So here goes…