I love my readers! Here are excerpts from emails I received from one of them, Michelle Sanchez: “Love, love your book!” “Your book actually inspired me to get a job that would allow me the freedom to travel and low and behold I got a job in marketing/sales travel for an Australian company. So I will actually be spending a …
This is the first time in years that I have been home for July 4th. Every summer during college, I was studying abroad on this holiday. Once, when I was in Spain, my Spanish culture professor greeted our class with, “Happy Day of Independence!” The Spaniards of his generation vividly remembered the day their country gained it’s independence after decades …
No one beats Spain at hosting festivals! Pamplona’s Festival of San Fermín is coming right up, so here is my travel host persona video on it―only the third video I ever made. Before heading off to this testosterone fest, in order to bond with the locals, you’ll want to know how to properly say “the Running of the Bulls” in Spanish. …
…This is the title of the following Amazon customer review of my book: Katherine Chloe Cahoon shows us that it IS possible for any average, confident woman to turn her vacation into a plot from a favorite Romantic Comedy. Not only is this book witty and entertaining, Cahoon’s Vanderbilt education is evident in her style of writing. She defies …
If you’re visiting Barcelona now, you won’t want to miss the beach party at The Festival of San Juan, which lasts from sunset on June 23rd to sunrise on the 24th…that is unless you’re not a fan of firecrackers, dancing, and huge, happy crowds. If that’s the case order in dinner and snuggle up with a good book, because the …
Last weekend was Seattle’s Festival Sundiata, a celebration of African American heritage, history, and culture. When I was 13, I performed at this festival with dancers from Pacific Northwest Ballet School. We teamed up with dancers from Ewajo, which means “come and dance” in Nigeria’s Yoruban language. I was one of the youngest dancers and was paired with Zen from …
Last Friday, I attended opening night of the world premiere of Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Giselle. A team of experts reconstructed this ballet from an international collection of historical papers…a notebook found in a German flea market, an ancient document untouched for decades on a Harvard library shelf, and an 1842 music manuscript. Doug Fullington, PNB’s dance historian and an expert …
A reader sent me this: “I can’t stop watching your videos. I love them! My friends and I think they’re cleverly ingenious! The wording. The way visuals play off dialogue. The delivery. The locations. The travel host poses. The wardrobe. Please do another REALLY soon!” On it:)
Last week, I took a break from film meetings and book events to learn stand-up paddle surfing, or SUP. If you haven’t heard of SUP, it’s a hot new sport that combines aerobic and strength training, and has taken off around the world. You can do this type of surfing anyplace with water—no wave is needed. I’ve even seen people SUP …
Today, I heard a question that I know too well. It came from an American man. I’ve heard it several times, and it goes like this: “You wrote a book about meeting European men. Don’t you like us American men?” I don’t just like American men…I LOVE them! The circle of love is not exclusive:) I enjoy people from a …
This spring has proven the borderless and limitless qualities of human compassion and resilience. Immediately following unprecedented natural destruction in Japan, the United States was hit with historic extremes in tornadoes, rains, and floods mixed with scorching wildfires. This had not subsided when, today, southeast Spain suffered death and destruction from two earthquakes. Americans swiftly responded to Japan’s misfortune with …
I was organizing my book reviews for a film exec and saw this one. It made me smile: “I went to France after reading this book. The guys were sooooo HOTTTT!!!! I used every piece of advice this book gave me:) soooo much FUN!!!:D I don’t think I’ll ever have a week like that again if you know what I mean;)… …
Thank you for your insightful comments on Friday’s Royal Wedding! I’m going on the air early in the morning to discuss it and my book! Here are my impressions about those regal festivities… I loved how the bride and groom didn’t just include royalty, the rich, and the famous on their most important day. Among the honored guests were people …
Are you experiencing Royal Wedding fever? Since my book covers British culture, radio hosts have invited me to discuss this historic occasion. As it approaches and events unfold, I’d love to hear your insights. To me, this wedding is a living fairytale and Kate Middleton is a Cinderella. She didn’t have a mean stepmother, but she had to endure …
It’s my Easter tradition to make decorated cookies or cupcakes for my neighbors. Our neighborhood has Christians, atheists, agnostics, Buddhists, Muslims, and just about everything in between. It’s a happy mix. My neighbors like my traditions and I like theirs. That is the essence of Meeting European Men. At its heart, this book is about getting to know and appreciate …