Read This First I originally wrote this post in February of 2023, pre-reversion. I am reposting it not because I agree with everything I wrote here, but because I see…
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This post is a collection of moments, of details. Details are what keep things interesting around here. To be honest, there are times in the mundane, everyday, where I lose…
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Peru is one of my favorite places to be and there is absolutely no explanation for it. Sure it’s home to wonders like Machu Picchu and the Andes mountains, and…
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What type of souvenir purchaser are you? Are you a souvenir maximalist or a minimalist? I have considered myself to be both at varying times. During my trip to Peru,…
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Over this past Christmas break I was able to travel to Michoacán, Mexico to see the monarch butterflies in their winter home. My style of travel is to follow my…
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File this as a hot tip for visiting Latin America. When I am in Latin America I prefer using paid restrooms. Sometimes I hear Americans complain about having to pay…
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Something beautiful happens here every springtime. The brown and leafless foliage all around starts to become green again, and not just any green! A bright, spring green. The mesquite trees…
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Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I have noticed that since starting work at my new school I have found it more difficult to hang on to hope. There…
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This is a re-post of something I wrote in March of 2020 (yes, THAT March of 2020) on a different iteration of this blog. I find that I love reading…
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This is the repost of a piece I wrote in 2020 on an older version of the blog. I want to create continuity between who I was then and who…