Nepal was the eighth and final country of our backpacking trip, and with the end looming like a Himalayan peak, Courtney and I were weary,…
The universe is constantly giving you signs, and if you pay attention, you just might see them. Sometimes, you might see them even if you’re…
Dear Officer, I am writing to you as I sit grappling with the dilemma of whether or not to pay the $423 fine you issued…
“Excuse me! Sir! What station is this?” the traveller yelled from the half-open carriage window. “Jaffna!” the stationmaster yelled back in a thick accent. “If…
“You are a woman. And you are from…” the first man said. “Norway,” I said to correct what I assumed to be his assumption of…
He bumbles aimlessly through the station, his sandy brown hair a beacon, head and shoulders above the tide of mostly black. He has no passport…
Opening scene: Australia A beautiful young woman sits at her office cubicle longingly staring at a photo of the La Sagrada Familia on her computer…
It’s six females lined up like ducks along the brim of a rice-paddy. Squatting in a row with eyes screwed shut and milk-white bums bared…
“Whoa, hey, no!” I said. “Don’t eat the plastic! Nah, nah!” I managed to pry the deer’s jaws off the plastic, holding it up in…
Los Angeles is arguably one of the world’s most famous cities, and for good reason. It buzzes with energy: a manic mix of creativity and…
It was 2PM in Osaka, and I was staring a pair of socks to death from the window of a shop in Tsuruhashi. This was…
“Ma’am, would you mind stepping over here so that I can test your bag?” The only time I get called “ma’am” in my life is…
