Having lived in many large cities over the years, this ex New Yorker was previously based in the San Juan Islands of Washington state.

In 1985, Ruth founded WaterWorks Gallery , a contemporary art gallery showcasing the works of artists and jewelers from the Pacific Northwest in Friday Harbor. She established herself as a curator and visual editor with the gallery.

In 2020, after visiting Buenos Aires a few times, Ruth decided to try living the city for 3 months and then go live in another country as she had to return to her gallery by June.

But as we know, the pandemic occurred in March 2020. Ruth decided to remain in BsAs for the pandemia as she had a manager running the gallery.  Besides, she wanted to pivot out of the gallery, as she was looking for a lifestyle change after 30 years of running the gallery.

It was while living in BsAs that she started the blog Travelingtango.com. This blog was to document both photographically and with the written word, her travels, and dancing tango.

During the pandemic, she published her book, Why I Dance Tango. In this book, she edited both the photos and the contributed essays. The book is available thru lulu.com

While living in Buenos Aires, Ruth learned to speak Spanish thru an online class.

This ultimately led her to reconnect with a man she met at a milonga, a few years earlier.  She remembered him well as they had a few fantastic dances together. As the pandemia was ending, he called her, and they went for a coffee and have been life partners ever since.

In the beginning, he spoke no English, and Ruth’s Spanish was pretty basic, but their tango was amazing.

They have both improved greatly in their language skills and continue to travel around the world dancing tango and speaking spanglish.

In 2023, Ruth sold WaterWorks Gallery to Nate Fihn. The gallery continues to this day albeit a name change and in a new location, but still based in Friday Harbor, San Juan Island, Washington state.

Currently, Ruth continues traveling with Maximo, calling Buenos Aires, home 5 months a year and spending the other months in Spain trying to figure out what city we want to live in for the other months of the year. Last year, 2024, was Barcelona. This year, 2025, it will be Valencia.

No matter what city we live in, we are always dancing tango in that city.

The stories I write and the photos I shoot all reflect my point of view, which is always a bit off center, leaving room for living a life of adventure for this 72 year old woman.

Travelingtango is a reflection of this adventure, of living as a traveler, writer, photographer, tango dancer, and purveyor of beauty.

Follow what makes you happy!