Heading to Cuba

I'll be out of the country for the next week or so, attending the International Latin American Film Festival in Havana, Cuba. I've never been there before, and am both excited and nervous to have this opportunity.

People are always surprised when I tell them I'm not much of a traveler, but it's true. I was in the Peace Corps in China for two years, but that's different: that's not traveling, that's living somewhere.

I've visited several different continents, and fully realize how lucky I am to have done that. But I'm not one of those people who would travel all the time if they didn't have to work and had unlimited cash. I'm really a homebody, and a control freak, and the scariest thing about traveling, for me, is the loss of control.

On the flip side, there's nothing more rewarding than going to a new part of the world and talking to the people who live there. It's really moving and it shakes me out of my mental patterns in a completely different way from any other experience.

I'll be keeping my eyes open for tarot imagery in Havana. I'm not sure if there's a strong fortune-telling tradition there, but there's certainly a vibrant artistic scene and I wouldn't be surprised if I came across a tarot deck or two, and some habaneros who know how to use them.

I'll be back in Boston in mid-December and will be scheduling appointments with new and returning clients as we head into the New Year. As always, you can email me to schedule a session (tarotation at yahoo). My access to email will be sporadic on my trip, so I may not be able to get back to you as promptly as usual. But I'll be in touch when I return home.