Ex-Pat Christmas
Thrilled to bits that my essay on Christmas and zebras was published today in the New York Times/International Herald Tribune!
Christmas for me is stressful enough that I spend it out of the country whenever possible. Spain or Mexico, with beautiful lights and Christmas markets in cathedral squares, are good compromises - I get the pretty parts of the season, but whatever commercialism is happening is in a language I don’t speak. But the best bet is somewhere in the developing world where December 25th is a holiday for only a handful of people.
That’s where I spent Christmas last year.
Read the whole essay here.
Christmas for me is stressful enough that I spend it out of the country whenever possible. Spain or Mexico, with beautiful lights and Christmas markets in cathedral squares, are good compromises - I get the pretty parts of the season, but whatever commercialism is happening is in a language I don’t speak. But the best bet is somewhere in the developing world where December 25th is a holiday for only a handful of people.
That’s where I spent Christmas last year.
Read the whole essay here.