Running on the Go: Starting Out
As many of you know, I run. I run quite a bit. I get a lot of questions like “Don’t you get bored running for that long?” and “How do you get yourself to get up and just go?” I assure you, these are...
View ArticleThe Friendly Skies: Traveling with United
In the last few years of globe trotting, I’ve learned a really, really important lesson: Pick an airline. Ok, you can just pick a preferred network, but then you have to stick to it. Traveling...
View ArticleSummer Days: Sydney, Australia
Summer in Australia announces it’s presence as a warm breeze that wafts lazily into the family room while you’re enjoying Pavlova and a cold, Australian white. Unlike Florida summers, often...
View ArticleRunning on the Go: Picking a Route
You’ve just landed in a foreign land. You don’t speak the language and everyone is driving on a completely different side of the road. You think “Aw, hell with it, how am I supposed to figure out where...
View ArticleBeach Bum
Summer in February is still a foreign concept to me, yet here I sit in the blistering heat. It’s forecasted at 100F today, with a heat index of WHAT THE EFF WHY IS IT SO HOT. Despite our advantageous...
View ArticleUnder Construction!
Currently, I’m in the process of moving this blog over to my own server. Rest assured, I have no plans to put my blogging dreams to bed! I shall persevere. As of late, I’ve done a lot of thinking about...
View ArticleNew Year, New Goals
Happy New Year! Man, 2016 was a long year. Not only did a lot happen in the world that was emotionally taxing, but my own personal journey was made all the more difficult last year. Potentially one of...
View ArticleNorth Island, New Zealand
Back in August, my mom came to visit my partner and me in Australia! It was an amazing visit and of course we did all the expected Sydney-tourism things. That said, my mom is a HUGE Lord of the Rings...
View ArticleMelbourne, Australia
More visitors! In October, Julie came to visit (remember when she visited me in Japan?). We somehow convinced her to join us on a trip to Melbourne, coincidentally at the same time as PAX Australia!...
View ArticleThe Return (お帰り)
I distinctly remember the rain on my last day in Japan, May 13th, 2013. After a few weeks of lounging around Kris’ spacious Kamigaya apartment, it was time to finally say a sad farewell. It wasn’t all...
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