The time has finally come to say goodbye to my single favorite item: my passport. My old one is officially expired. It’s a bit strange …
A Tale of Two Passports
Argentina
Reclaiming Travel
I recently canceled my flight from Medellin to Miami. It was supposed to be for today, April 30th. I’m not taking it because A) I’m …
Language, Travel, and Changing Perspectives
I don’t go to the movies very often. I don’t even watch them often in my house. Usually, I just turn on Netflix to put …
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 …
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 …
Argentine Wine
I want to dedicate this Valentine’s Day post to wine, making bad dates slightly more bearable for decades. While I’m drinking far less these days …
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 …