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Exploring South America: Sailing From Buenos Aires to Valparaiso

September 13, 2017 By Sandra Bornstein 2 Comments

Beagle Channel near Ushuaia, Argentina

While I was growing up in Highland Park, Illinois, I’d occasionally walk a few blocks east to Lake Michigan. In the spring and fall, the beach offered peace and solitude from my everyday world. I would watch the waves ripple toward the sandy beach from an unknown place. Sometimes … [Read more...]

Filed Under: South America, Worldwide Travel Tagged With: Beagle Channel near Ushuaia, Celebrity Cruise Line, Celebrity Infinity, Chilean Fjords, Darwinian Glacier Fields, El Pedra Lodge in Puerto Madryn, HIghland Park Illinois, Mickey Richardson, MickeyLive, Parque Nacional Vincente Perez Rosales, Puerto Montt, Sendero El Solitario, South American cruise itineraries, Ushuaia Argentina

Work in Progress: Perspective

February 18, 2014 By Sandra Bornstein 1 Comment

My perspective is a work in progress. During early childhood, my perspective was mostly influenced, and to a certain extent controlled, by my parents. My childhood and adolescent years were spent in an affluent suburban neighborhood and school system in Highland Park, Illinois. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogging, Writing Tagged With: balancing influences on perspective, changing perspective, comfort zone, empty-nester, expat, HIghland Park Illinois, NaBloPoMo, NaBloPoMo February 2014, NaBloPoMo Perspectives, raising children, Spertus College, teaching abroad, traveling and perspective, University of Colorado-Boulder, upbringing vs. experience

Home Buyer Wish List

August 16, 2013 By Sandra Bornstein Leave a Comment

House shopping is an exciting endeavor that is filled with multiple choices. Few are able to find exactly what they are looking for on the first day of house hunting.  Most spend a considerable amount of time exploring different options. One’s initial expectation rarely matches … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Home, Lifestyle Tagged With: Boulder, Boulder County homes, buying a home, buying a home in Boulder County, buying a home in Northbrook Illinois, buying a home in Superior Colorado, buying a home online, creating a home buyer wish list, HIghland Park Illinois, home buyer stress, home buyer wish list, internet home buying, internet home selling, Northbrook Illinois, online real estate in Boulder, relocating, selling a home in Boulder County, selling a home in Colorado, selling a home in Illinois, selling a home in Superior Colorado, Superior Colorado, Superior Colorado homes, using the internet to buy a home

A New Beginning: First Blog

April 14, 2012 By Sandra Bornstein Leave a Comment

Sandra-Bornstein in Colorado

Today in Colorado, I am beginning a new blog. Unlike my first blog, www.sandystravel.wordpress.com, which focused exclusively on my Indian adventure, my new entrée into the world of words will discuss numerous topics from various perspectives. This time, I will strive to elicit … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Lifestyle, Memoir, Writing Tagged With: Bangalore, Boulder County Colorado, Expat in India, HIghland Park Illinois, India Education, international teaching, Northbrook Illinois, Sandra Bornstein

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