Happy New Year! Like most people around the world (I assume), on the surface I feel like 2020 and 2021 were just a bad fever dream that went by in a flash, and at the same time, must have dragged on for decades. What do I have to add to the social think-pieces and personal …
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Taipei, Taiwan -> Paonia, Colorado
On August 3rd, I flew back to the US after spending nearly 3 years in Taiwan (on top of the two one-year stints I’d done there previously!). The hassle of moving internationally in general, compounded by a pandemic, made it relatively easy to focus just on the process--get myself there, then we’ll think about the …
Where is Home?
When I was 20 years old and studying abroad in Vienna, I traveled with my friends to Turkey for spring break (not the most quintessential spring break vacation, but in addition to history, culture, food, and hiking, it was full of plenty of beaches and beers). Naturally, we often found ourselves talking about home. Meaning …
Coming to you from… Colorado!
An alternate title for this post was, "Another ridiculous train trip," but I waited too long and now the train trip's not the main focus. But yes, I took another ridiculous train trip, this time from Boston to Denver (with a stop to change trains in Chicago). 44 hours total, baby! The leg from Boston …