It's been far too long! I thought, I'd take the time to invite you to follow my travels again! This time I am heading out on the Camino de Santiago; it is approximately a 35-day journey across Northern Spain with significant historical, spiritual, and leisure opportunities. I won't be providing extensive historical diatribes or analysis, … Continue reading Greetings . . . preparation for El Camino de Santiago!

Hello! Sorry for the hiatus . . . I've been working as an ER nurse in Central Maine for the past year . . . I'll have a few catchup posts to describe my time there and then new posts as I start a new travel nurse assignment. I hope you'll find what I post … Continue reading Getting started again . . .

Hello! Well, I'm out of the travel nurse business. NYC made me realize how much I value the outdoors, lack of crowds, and all things Maine! I'm starting at a new hospital on August 27th and will be charge nurse on the night shift. Not sure what direction this blog will take. Here are some … Continue reading And now . . . Maine!

Thank you for all of you who have been reading my blog. Sorry that I lost some steam and motivation this past month for regular updates. The four 12 hr shifts I work each week have made me want to relax and do other leisure activities when kot at work. Today is my last shift! … Continue reading Some thoughts on my time in NYC

For the moment, life in NYC is beginning to bustle. Businesses are opening and people are getting back to work. Work at the hospital ER has not been too busy; it seems the patient census is returning to normal levels. My contract will end on July 11th and I will find another place to journey … Continue reading It’s all coming together

Well, summer seems to have fallen in to our laps! NYC is getting going with Phase 2 of reopening https://www.talktomira.com/post/reopening-guidelines-and-phases-post-coronavirus-in-nyc-la-us Which means most businesses are open, but with strict social distancing guidelines. The hospital census has been climbing, but mostly with normal medical needs and not very many Covid cases. We'll see what the summer … Continue reading Summer is here!

Hello! I'm doing well feeling safe. I'm in a part of NYC that has not experienced looting. Some businesses took precautions and boarded up in my neighborhood, but I think they are less than 5% of the businesses in the area. I still went grocery shopping today. I wish our so-called leaders both local and … Continue reading Anarchy or hype?

Hello! Haven't been posting lately. I've just been focused on work, sleep, and relaxing. The medical situation around Covid is getting better. People are not flocking to the hospital so work has been light. Of course, now there are protests and looting to contend with, but I'm away from those areas and keeping safe. Everyone … Continue reading I’m still here in NYC

Hi everyone, well it's been a few days since I posted anything. It has been busy in the ER and now I feel like I really work in a NYC ER because we had two walk-in patients with multiple stab wounds and about 10 police staff show up. Of course we are still seeing COVID … Continue reading Making the best of a bad situation!

Well, the five days I had off were really nice. Didn't do anything special, just did some running, reading, flute playing, and other odds and ends. I visited another travel nurse in Queens and had a lovely Uber ride and got these nice shots of NYC skyline! So, it seems like the COVID situation in … Continue reading Back at it!