For Susana, the Saint James way rhymes with Poetry!
Photo credit: Susana Porras
Susana Porras is a young American poet, inspired and inspiring. She is an adventurer at heart. Passionate about travel, she has traveled all over Europe and Central America, rooting both in the south of France and in Guatemala. Today, in addition to English, the American, she is fluent in French and Spanish.
He is also a very committed and influential person in his country. She has fought for many years to rebuild and revitalize neighborhoods in her hometown of Pasadena, California.
Graduated in Sociology, Susana Porras is a person who is interested in people, culture and beyond all cultures. For her, life is a long apprenticeship. She wishes to draw on multiple experiences both in her country and abroad. This is why in 2010, Susana drew up her "to-do-list".
Walking the paths of Saint James was on her wish list, but she intended to embark on this adventure only when she reached retirement age. It was when her 73-year-old father expressed his desire to take it eight years later that she immediately put this project at the top of the pile of challenges. She knew, however, that it would not be easy to follow him, because he is used to walking long distances every weekend. Out of love and admiration for him, she still decided to accompany him on the famous Camino Frances, a route that links Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port in the Pyrenees in France to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia in Spain. .
Photo credit: Susana Porras
Susana Porras is a young American poet, inspired and inspiring. She is an adventurer at heart. Passionate about travel, she has traveled all over Europe and Central America, rooting both in the south of France and in Guatemala. Today, in addition to English, the American, she is fluent in French and Spanish.
He is also a very committed and influential person in his country. She has fought for many years to rebuild and revitalize neighborhoods in her hometown of Pasadena, California.
Graduated in Sociology, Susana Porras is a person who is interested in people, culture and beyond all cultures. For her, life is a long apprenticeship. She wishes to draw on multiple experiences both in her country and abroad. This is why in 2010, Susana drew up her "to-do-list".
Walking the paths of Saint James was on her wish list, but she intended to embark on this adventure only when she reached retirement age. It was when her 73-year-old father expressed his desire to take it eight years later that she immediately put this project at the top of the pile of challenges. She knew, however, that it would not be easy to follow him, because he is used to walking long distances every weekend. Out of love and admiration for him, she still decided to accompany him on the famous Camino Frances, a route that links Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port in the Pyrenees in France to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia in Spain. .
Literary reviews :
- by Kathleen E. Jenkins, author of the book "Walking the Way Together: how Families Connect on the Camino de Santiago".
"Susana Porras' sonnets ignite the senses and capture the rhythm of a day on the road to Saint James".
- by Thelma T. Reyna, author of the book "Dearest Papa: A Memoir in Poems"
“To describe a life-changing journey entirely in sonnets, as Susana did, is a unique and wonderful achievement. "
- by Christopher Nyerges, author of the book "of Extreme Simplicity and How to Survive Anywhere"
“Here we have the sweet poetic verse artfully interspersed with the details of a tour guide. "
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Buen camino!!! Lionel of Compostela
