15. Germany – Drunk King, Sober Saunterer

Jet-lag surrendering first to adrenaline and then routine, I was one week into my summer backpacking trip through Europe. The … More

14. France – Fromage with Friends

I met Florimond in Hawaii. We were students in a program there and traveled together to Mexico and the Dominican … More

In 2015, I was one of twelve American contestants on the award-winning Norwegian TV series, Alt for Norge, also referred … More

Think back to a day where you collapsed at its end. Consider the weight that your mental and physical frame … More

I was introduced to [who is now] one of my best friends in the Denver International Airport. We had mutual … More

Since when did menus become children’s books in a foreign tongue? Answer: as soon as I visited China. Typically we … More

It had been a year since the devastating earthquake hit the western coast of the small island, Hispaniola. With all … More

With every pothole in the road, our heads bounced against the felted ceiling of the twelve passenger van. For as … More

A blood-red sky clothed earth at dusk, I gazed through the chain-link fence. Heavy-laden within my being I pondered new-found … More