Fields of Dreams
Part II of a reunion post dedicated to my study abroad friends. This year, we took the midwest by corn.… Read More Fields of Dreams
Tag: Semester at Sea
What Are This? 2.0
Back by popular demand. And, well, mostly because I miss clicking away at keys and creating something to share with the world. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the launch of the new and improved What Are This. If you’re wondering why I was gone for so long, life kind of got in the way of… Read More What Are This? 2.0
When in Rome
October 18, 2014 Friends. Romans. Countrymen. Lend me your ear. They say all roads lead there. They say power was invented there. They say when you’re there, you should do as they do. I had a few hours to see this timeless place, but just as they say that Rome wasn’t built in a day,… Read More When in Rome
Vat City… Vat Vat City
October 17, 2014 Day three of my Italian adventure included a different country to add to my list! Well, sort of. We went to Rome and spent the entire day exploring The Vatican City, which is technically its own country because The Pope rules it. It was a perfect day filled with indescribable paintings, statues,… Read More Vat City… Vat Vat City
Time Travel
October 16, 2014 After leaving the magnificent island of Capri this morning, we took a ferry to Sorrento and then a train ride – the most crowded train ride of my life where people were shoulder-to-shoulder and a lap dog took up residence on my feet – to do a little time traveling. Well, not… Read More Time Travel
Capri Sun
October 16, 2014 When I awoke today, I thought I was dead. I had ascended to Heaven because I was in paradise. Frantically I began to wonder why I had died and then I realized that I was, in fact, in paradise but I hadn’t kicked the bucket yet. I just woke up in Capri,… Read More Capri Sun
On the Way to Paradise
October 15, 2014 Since I was a little boy, I’ve had this weird, deep desire to go to Italy. I have no idea why. Maybe it’s because I thought gladiator fights were cool. Maybe it’s the thousands of years of history that attracted me. Maybe I just really love pizza. Whatever the reason, my dream… Read More On the Way to Paradise
Moroccan Culture Shock Part II
October 10, 2015 I am on the ship now. It’s quiet and homey. I’m cool because of the miracle that is air conditioning. And I’m clean. I just took a thirty-minute shower to wash the dirt, sand, and sweat off, but something that cannot be removed from me is the memory of today. No matter… Read More Moroccan Culture Shock Part II
Moroccan Culture Shock Part I
October 9, 2014 I am in a desert. The Sahara. I am lying in a tent in the Sahara Desert. I am lying here surrounded by sand and people and camels. I arrived here by camel. I am completely and utterly out of my mind. The blistering dry heat of Casablanca welcomed me as I… Read More Moroccan Culture Shock Part I
Gibraltar: We Will Rock You
October 4, 2014 So Gibraltar is this little territory with an area of about two square miles, but to think that it is small and insignificant couldn’t be further from the truth. It may not cover a large space, but Gibraltar is a huge mountain that is home to about 30,000 people. To be honest,… Read More Gibraltar: We Will Rock You
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