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My exhausting search for a new apartment has finally come to an end! Tomorrow, the lease on my current apartment is set to finish and that is why my friend Liz and I have spent the past two weeks exploring every corner of Playa del Carmen in search of the ‘perfect apartment’ to move to. We made hundreds of phone calls, sent dozens of emails and in the end, viewed at least 50 different places. We walked up and down every street, drove down… [...]
Taking a quick break from my afternoon work session yesterday, I went into the kitchen for a glass of juice. Apple juice to be exact. A few minutes later I returned to my desk and immediately noticed something unfortunate. Right there before me, splattered all over my computer screen and keyboard, were dozens of droplets of saliva. I reacted quickly, yelling out, “Who spit on my computer screen? Come on, who spit on the screen?” A sudden burst of frustration spread within and I just… [...]
Airports are funny places. Inside these isolated bubbles of transition, where you can only exist in one of two states – coming or going – human beings tend to act oddly, even irrationally. Perhaps it’s the ‘high’ of travel, the over-excitement of visiting someplace new or returning home after some time away, that is too much for us to handle. Our brains flutter, sending abnormal signals to the rest or our bodies, causing us to do such things as walk at a speed of 42… [...]
The following is a short tale about an inexplicable occurrence – one of those moments to which being stunned into silence is the only reasonable reaction. Such moments seem to be an inherent part of travel and are typically uplifting and extraordinarily positive. This particular story, from one of my visits to Thailand a couple of years ago, popped into my head last night as I was doing some stretches and heard my knees cracking. Waiting in the arrival … [...]
“The norms are different in my society and we don’t need special places to socialize. Every house, You know what I’m talking about. Don’t you? Please tell me I wasn’t the only one clapping? Here’s my problem. Back in July, I was in Brooklyn visiting two of my closest friends. One Friday night we ventured over to the popular outdoor bar “Habana Outpost” for a few beers. Without hesitation, my two friends began socializing with the crowd… [...] Yesterday, I came across a blog post that discussed the debate over gay marriage. I read the post and wrote a quick comment about my general opinion on the matter. Later in the day, I checked the post again and found that another reader had responded to my comment by describing my logic as “infantile”. Here’s a quick summary, even though it really isn’t relevant to the overall point of this post. I’m all for gay marriage. I believe that everyone deserves equality and that since such a change wouldn’t negatively affect the lives of anyone else, people shouldn’t stand… [...] I hate ties. Once upon a time I did own one. I’ll even admit it was an attractive tie – shiny maroon swirls overlapped with small black squares. I sure did receive my fair share of compliments whenever I wore it, often being labeled a ‘trendsetter’ by my colleagues (although it might have been ‘bed wetter’…I’m not exactly certain). Nonetheless, I didn’t hesitate to add that one tie to a large pile of clothes I was sending over to the local Goodwill last year. I cheerfully dropped it, maroon swirls and all, in the bag with a “thanks for the… [...] 
Climbing the Himalayas. Sab Kuch Milega As you’ve read, surfing has yet to happen. Well, that’s life. It turns out that things don’t always go according to plan…but at least it’s also true that eventually you can achieve whatever you set your mind to. So I’m not worried. Besides, my life is guided by some words of wisdom that provide inspiration and explanation for everything that happens, either to me or in the world around me. These six words, made up of two three-word phrases, don’t come from any religious text nor do they hail… [...] |
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