Just a quick one to say that this is the last night of my trip. Tomorrow I head to Seattle to settle down and try to start a new life. A wise friend once told me your twenties are about … Continue reading
Four miles. That’s how far it is to the border. I’m four miles from El Paso, Texas. Four miles from Los Estados Unidos. I’m reminding myself of that because it makes me feel safer. I’m reminding myself, because I’m in … Continue reading
So I’m in Mexico. Kind of a spontaneous thing. I spent two months at my mom’s house in Westport, shuttling back and forth from the city a couple times each week. I enjoyed seeing people. I loved spending time in … Continue reading
Yesterday I went into the city to meet up with Jessica. In high school, Jake and I used to dictate what movies she had to watch and what music she had to listen to. We were guys and guys are … Continue reading
It’s 2am and I’m in the emergency room. I’m writing in longhand on the only hard surface I could find: a box of latex gloves. My mom is asleep next to me. I’m waiting for her to be admitted into … Continue reading
Tonight is the last night of my trip. Tomorrow I arrive in New York. Mom’s picking me up at Kennedy and taking me home to Westport. I’ll be sleeping in the downstairs bedroom, for a while at least. I don’t … Continue reading
I’m back in the developed world. Since my last post, I’ve been through Cambodia, China, and Mongolia, then on a six day train ride across Siberia to Moscow. Last night I landed in Prague and met up with my sister, … Continue reading
Today was another one of those days when a sequence of small, personal miracles arranged themselves in just the right way, allowing me to pull off a transportational objective that I had no business even aspiring to. I’ve had several … Continue reading
This is my last night in Myanmar. I’m gonna try and cover the final few days and get that out of the way before heading off for Cambodia. We hired a taxi to drive us from Bagan to Inle Lake. … Continue reading