Nĭ Hăo, friends! An incredibly long delay! I can use the excuse, “my life is sort of crazy right now” but that seems like my …
Nĭ Hăo— Moving to China
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Birthdays, Beaches, and Broken Buildings
In my favorite Doctor Who episode, Blink, two girls enter an abandoned house. Thus sparks one of my favorite dialogue exchanges in the entire series— “I …
Working on the Road
“How long have you been traveling?” I hate this question. Unfortunately, it’s a question I get asked pretty much anytime I meet anyone. It’s not …
Ascent to Machu Picchu
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Feliz Navidad! A Very Argentine Christmas
Christmas Past This is my third consecutive Christmas outside of the United States, and my fourth ever. The first Christmas abroad I spent in Prague, …
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 …
#MeToo Sexual Harassment Abroad
My (male) friend sent me a text today; a girl who was harassing him a few years ago posted #MeToo, the viral sexual harassment awareness …