RABBITS TO LITA

Nostalgia Was A Friendly Companion As I Opened Doors That Led To The Writing Of This Memoir. Brazilians Have A Wordsaudadeswhich Wistfully Speaks To A Yearning For Things Past. Begin Anywhere Were The Words Of Teacher Mims Cushing In A Memoir Writing Class At Ponte Vedra Library. A Great Jump-Start And Since 2002 Nostalgia Has Partnered With The Fun Of Describing Experiences Family And Friends. Hindsight Has Shown Me That A Diversified Background Has Helped Me Adapt To And Appreciate New Situations. Years Ago I Often Felt Shy And Different When Asked Where Are You From? After A Few Mumbled Words I Volleyed The Same Question Back So As Not To Begin The Litany Of My Background. I Now Speak With An All-Encompassing American Accent That Only Took Hold In My 20S. I Do Revert To My Original Accent If I Speak To A Person With My British Tones Of Yore.