Lara Norris·Aug 4, 2025Many Seats at One Table: Five Perspectives on Migration and the Psychology of BelongingMigration is often discussed in the abstract — through headlines, statistics, or polarised political debates. But at its heart, it is a…
Lara Norris·Apr 16, 2025The Day the Floods Came: Valencia, 2024I haven’t written about this before. Not because it didn’t affect me, or because I didn’t want to share it with you — but because so many…
Lara Norris·Dec 24, 2024True Generational WealthThis time of year I become unbearable to some! You see, I Love Christmas. Not a little bit—a massive amount. I watch every Christmas movie…A response icon1A response icon1
Lara Norris·Nov 11, 2024Right up my alley — Port Barcarés open-air artWe were ready for a bit of sea, sun, and sand. Nearing the border of Spain we stopped in the port town of Barcarés not far from the…
Lara Norris·Nov 9, 2024Some doggy style appreciation from afar…One of the true ‘Pearls’ of our trip has not been something we have discovered but rather something that we have been made to appreciate…
Lara Norris·Oct 22, 2024The French Ozarks? Dam!Seeking ‘pearls’ we loved this beautiful, wild, and surprising place — designed for summer but magnificent in the autumn.
Lara Norris·Oct 19, 2024Oradour-Sur-GlaneI didn’t know much about pearls before writing this blog but I wondered how to introduce Oradour-Sur-Glane as a pearl when it is so…
Lara Norris·Oct 15, 2024Chercher les perles (ou une année sabbatique un peu tardive)J’aime mon nouveau pays, la France — Après presque 7 ans, je sais que mon français devrait être aussi fort que mon amour pour ce pays…A response icon1A response icon1
Lara Norris·Oct 13, 2024Pearl Seeking(or an older woman's very short gap year)Wildly Wandering and the Wonderful Wanda…