In 7th grade, I found myself in my first relationship. Admittedly my memory for this period of my life is not as sharp as it could be, but I recall…
I’d like to think that at any point in its 53-hour odyssey, the California Zephyr train, which shoots westbound from Chicago, Illinois to Emeryville, California, will consist of the most…
You discover a time machine. Before you can use it, however, you must flip a single switch that cannot be undone. This time machine can either only go into the…
Just two weeks ago, I texted my sister: “I’ve been feeling a little down lately. Kinda depressed. So thinking I’ll do a road trip in New Mexico over Christmas break.”…
Today is a very, very special day. *everyone frantically checking the calendar for a national holiday* Nah, man. Today is special merely because it is my mother, Grace’s, birthday. And yeah,…
“Stories that Stuck” is a series of posts devoted to recounting moments from past adventures that have stood the test of time – contrasting with my normal habit of posting about…
Seven months ago, I wrote a blog post “Why I’m Leaving“, explaining why I was going to quit my cushy job to do….. ……well, I didn’t actually know what. But…
Things I learned in Iceland: Damn it, it’s beautiful there. Damn it, it’s expensive there. Each hot spring has its own charm. If a road says “closed”, it’s absolutely, positively impassable.…
This is a story about not following directions. A story about how I planned a road trip around northern Italy, but ended up in the tiny country of Monaco. This is the story…
I first learned the word “ineffable” my junior year of high school. I still remember vividly: We were reading The Great Gatsby in class, and this word was used in the following passage to describe Jay…
the wanderlust is real. 