The Restless Spirit- Nomadic Chronicles

This year I turned 40 and took my family to Florida, to see where I grew up, also to visit the springs and the parks. I am far cry from where I was when I began this blog. I was very lost.

I’m married with a house and camper. I have settled down, leaving the gypsy life in a quiet corner. Now I research and publish about my African aventures.

I actually was raised by gypsy descendants from Poland (mom’s side) and Hungary (dad’s mothers side), this explains a lot! So my fighting spirit is there if I ever need it again. These are my favorite pictures:

I have so much world news to share. It’s been along time since I’ve posted on here. I hope this finds you all well. Since then my last post, my dear friend Mandy who hosted me in Cuba, passed away. But his wife Nirma kept me close, like family.

I accidentally discovered I have an older brother, who was also put up for adoption and we both coincidentally ended up in the US! His kids are amazing and his wife is gorgeous.

I was faced with many different obstacles the last couple of years, including a business theft. I worked with the FBI to put the culprit (Armando Almirall) and his partner (Anthony Mitchell) in federal prison, but he was released early! I needed a fresh start and I took a huge leap of faith and went into business in Africa...
I was met with criticism from others.

I started a vanilla operation in UGANDA. It was meant to help an orphanage. I travelled there a couple of times on my own. The last visit put me in danger, and I fled to the airport and flew out to London. A corrupt military intelligence officer arrested my crew and held them for ransom. I refused to pay but they have since been released.

I saw the poverty and disease like you would not believe, on a regular basis. I bathed outside with buckets and we went to the bathroom in holes, no plumbing. Our water source was typically shared and always had to be boiled. 

In this endeavor, I acquired three beautiful adopted children, whose mother died after (what should’ve been) a simple procedure. The needs of the community always seem to outweigh my business goals.

Recently Uganda had an election and the opposition caused a threat to the corrupt president. Musevni rolled out the military and shut the Internet down, so no citizen could share the violence that was transpiring in Uganda.

Now the Internet is connected, but he overturned the election results, as usual. I am contact with loved ones again.

So life has changed quite a bit for me in many different ways. Last year I finally married my best friend after a decade! Now I am a stepmom and and an adopted mom as well! Also, I got my first dog. I have so much more to share in time.