Conceived in Belgium, born in North Carolina and growed up in California. Today I am writer, reader, teacher and peripatetic in-training. I’ve got some simple goals that may reveal themselves to be true here, in this space, if I work at it. When I come out the other side of 2020 please (god) let me speak Spanish with a bit a dignity, and a bit of flourish if you’ve got blessings to spare. Whether it helps or hinders goal number one, I expect to close my eyes in a year and recollect by the swish in my mouth the flavors of Chilean, Argentinian, Spanish, Italian, and French wines. If I can dedicate 20 years to stumbling through Spanish, I think I can give wine tasting this year a good red hot go. And finally, what year would be complete without tickling the palette with international cuisines and how to cook them. So eating, drinking and speaking. Simple goals; just like me.