Original post date: October 10, 2008 … is not unlike coming face to face with a fire-breathing dragon, complete with smelly sulfur breath and steam emanating from his nostrils and pores. I recently stepped off a bum numbing, 7 hour bus ride from San Jose, Costa Rica to Rivas, Nicaragua. (I am currently on a Continue reading →
Author: Michelle Abad
Wonderer. Wanderer. Occasional Jackass. Literary Genius.
My Boobies are a Security Risk
Yesterday I got more action than I have in a long time — with an airport security officer. (Bow chicka wow wow) “If a latex glove snaps in the airport and no one is around to hear it, do you still feel violated?” For the record, I was a good little traveler. I had dumped Continue reading →
MIA in Central America
Original post date: November 30, 2007 Hola Sombreros y Piñatas!! I was in Cancun a couple of nights ago, dancing on the bar in my usual barely-there top (aka ´The Napkin´), shakin’ my money maker and realized I’ve been MIA (Mischievously Impersonating ABADass) in Central America with no communiqué as of late. (Good news: I´ve Continue reading →
Spanish 101
Original post date: September 26, 2007 Hola mi Taquillos, (Hello my little tacos) So… they gave me the job based on the fact that I could speak conversational Spanish – which, in all honesty, I thought that I could… After my first day, scratch that, after the first hour of classes…..ya… not so much. To Continue reading →
The Adventure Begins…
Original post date: September 16, 2007 Hola Damas y Caballeros!! (That´s you btw) First of, let me preface this with the fact that the keyboards here are configured for Spanish with accents and everything, but no one has changed the actual symbols on the keyboard. I just spent the last 10 minutes looking for the Continue reading →