In my first year teaching English in Prague in 2012, I taught a lot of lessons about travel (surprise!). I had one article about how …
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5 Things I Learned After a Year in South America
Exactly one year ago today I boarded a flight from Washington, D.C. to Buenos Aires. I had never heard of the airline before, I’d never …
How I Make Money Traveling the World
Two weeks ago I got an amazing job offer. It had a great salary, tons of benefits, and involved writing. The job offer was so …
Don’t Quit Your Day Job: Writing a Novel
In November 2016, I began a novel. My decision to write came much earlier. In many ways, it started in childhood. All throughout college, I …
Nomadic Blues
When I lived in Prague back in 2012, I had a Slovak student. He was a pilot for a private jet company and spent his …
Argentina’s Rustic North
My relationship living in Argentina was a strange one. I had had a plan: arrive in April of 2017 and live in Buenos Aires for …
A Quick Dash to the Border with my Expiring Visa
“There’s a word for people like you in Argentina,” Damian told me. “Colgada.” Colgada means someone who has something important to do and either forgets …
Thirty Solitary Miles, the Expansive Argentine Desert, and a Bicycle
One week ago I collapsed in my bed at the hostel in Cafayate, exhausted and in some sort of dreamlike state, half asleep and half …
Making $200 Before Breakfast
I stopped taking editing jobs after a string of bad clients over the summer and decided to focus my energy on studying for the FSOT …
Learn a Language in Six Months
I had my first official Spanish class April 19th. Before I arrived in Buenos Aires, I could say: “no hablo español,” “baño,” “vino,” and, “pollo.” …