Ruth’s Truths by Ruth Morris

Tales from a Year End Trip, 2016 “Nenmatsu-Nenshi” (年末年始) is an important term in the world of Japanese tourism, an industry of which I was a part for twenty years. The term means “year end, …[READ MORE]

I’ve Got Baggage — Since I started writing my Ruth’s Truths column for Culver City Crossroads back in 2013, travel and tourism has been the topic of most of my essays. After all, my journey …[READ MORE]

It all started in Poulsbo, Washington. Poulsbo is a little town on the Olympic peninsula right across from Seattle. The area was Native American Susquamish territory until the “Treaty of Point Elliot” of 1855 removed …[READ MORE]

Message in a Bottle…Ruth’s Truths Returns — I sat crying out loud, in my garage. I was rummaging through boxes, making a clearing of both physical and emotional space. The things I store in my …[READ MORE]

“The Good Life” Earlier this week, one friend said to me, “you’re living a life that many only experience after retirement.” Later that same day, another friend texted, “you’re living the life!” Why did I …[READ MORE]

“What are you going to do in Catalina for six days?” my friend asked. She, like me, likes urban travel for her vacations: museums, historical sites, restaurants owned by works-class chefs. My response was a …[READ MORE]

My son reported that his co-worker is a former student of mine from Culver City Middle School. She was in my class during my last year in the classroom after ten years as an English …[READ MORE]

In my Ruth’s Truth of last week, I said of my own high school experience, “I had none of the barriers to success that my refuseniks at Culver Park Continuation School or CCUSD’s IAcademy have …[READ MORE]