This morning, Mary Beth and I walked through the winding streets of Marrakech to Hammam Mouassine, one of the oldest public baths in the city. If you’ve never been to a hammam before, let me clarify: this is not a spa. Forget serene playlists, fluffy robes, or overpriced herbal teas. A traditional hammam is raw,…
Author: Katrina DelaSelva
Creative, community-centered, adventurer, and process lover extraordinaire, that’s me! This blog used to be about my day job, in technical writing, training, and project management, but the older I get, the less I care about developing and analyzing that work life. In the last 10 years, my pottery hobby has blossomed into future dreams of making my own pottery school in Spain. Why Spain? You can read about it on my blog of course. And in July 2026, I packed up my North American life and moved myself across the ocean to begin anew in the land of oranges, beaches, sprawling crooked mountains, and paella. This blog is about my adventures and ponderings, my passions and travels. I am inspired by human connection while living and breathing creativity.
Pottery became my physical and emotional therapy
2024 was the hardest year of my life. On June 8 of this year, my life took an unexpected turn when I broke my leg in a freak accident on an airplane, just as I was setting off on what was supposed to be an unforgettable month-long adventure through Spain and Morocco. Instead, I found…
