It’s weird to be feeling relief in unpacking large boxes into my new apartment, yet here I am getting settled in (at least for now.) Although my technical world travels lasted me three months, by happenstance I’ve been primarily surviving out of a suitcase just short of a full year… So it makes sense while one part of me is itching to see the world and living vicariously through my former roomie, another side of me is ready to be domesticated. From traveling to moving to being relocated due to an environmental disaster to moving […]
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Sautéed Apples & French Toast
This is not a breakfast blog. Seriously, breakfast isn’t even my favorite meal. Usually when I’m asked what I’d like for breakfast I respond with something odd like a salad or Thai curry. In my world, breakfast is hardly the most important meal of the day. Often it’s skipped entirely and forgotten like remembering to buy dog food when you’re at the store. That being said, I’ve been on a bit of a breakfast streak. I mean two full breakfast meals in one week? That’s practically unheard of. (Aside from the solid few weeks of […]
5,000 Years of Culture Shock
The air is heavy in Israel. No, I’m not just talking about the humidity shock compared to my usual dry Las Vegas heat. Standing at the top of Haas Promenade, looking down across Jerusalem’s horizon I felt I could see through time. I realize how cheesy that may sound, but it really is something else to stand in a place countless people have fought for and continue to this day to fight for. Regardless of your religion or lack thereof, the world would not be the way it is today without the history of Jerusalem. […]
hello world.
It’s the middle of the night in an incredibly quiet part of Bergamo, Italy and I’m locked out of my hostel. The roar of thunder has been taunting me and just as I’m accepting my fate, it begins to pour. I ring the doorbell several times in hopes of attracting anyone’s attention, but in this Italian suburb, no one can hear you scream. I’ll expand how I ended up in this predicament in a later post. For now the wound is too fresh. Also, I’m not yet sure how it ends and I prefer to […]