What I'm Reading

I'm leaving to teach at Maria Moesch's studio in the Niles section of Fremont this weekend. It is a weekend to immerse one self in art, exploration and excellent company. 

I am usually in the studio for about twelve to thirteen hours when I am there. It is always inspiring and memorable. By the time I get back to my room, I need something to unwind with. I usually bring a few books and here's what I'm reading now:

Reclaiming Travel by Ilan Stavans and Joshua Ellison

A Memoir of Vincent Van Gogh by Jo Van Gogh-Bonger

Reclaiming Travel sucked me in from the very first page with this quote from Robert Louis Stevenson's The Silverado Squatters:

"There is no foreign land, it is the traveler only who is foreign." 

I am about twenty pages in and having a hard time putting it down. 

As far the Van Gogh book, we all know how I feel about Van Gogh and not having enough books about him. I had decided that I didn't need any more until I found out about Jo's book. How quickly we can change our minds about certain things.