Category: <span>Featured</span>
Featured, Human Nature, Travel
Baptism by Fire
Stepping under the palm leaf roof that covers the yoga studio, steps away from the waves crashing onto the sands of Playa Hermosa, we find a paper sign at the entrance: “Today: Yoga with Live Music.” Mai and I exchange a puzzled look and take a peak inside the room […]
The Curse of the Bikini
My wife looks at me with guns blazing in her eyes and pretends to say casually: “You forgot to tell me that your Spanish teacher was a hottie.” Uh-Oh. This sounds like the kind of conversation that can only go bad or worse, depending on what my answer is. Think! […]
Fighting Demons
As we enter Honduras for a mere 2-hour drive between El Salvador and Nicaragua, the gates of hell open and three demons are unleashed, sniffing the hot and humid air for the scent of their prey. The first demon, agent Smith, catches us immediately after the border crossing. Tall build, […]
Seoul Searching
Seoul airport, my first solo trip to an Asian country. Moving in the immigration line, I repeat the same two words again and again: “annyeong haseyo” (hello), “gamsa hamnida” (thank you). I can do this. My attention shifts to the people surrounding me and to the signs in an alphabet […]
Don’t call me Friend
What makes a Friend? Rhetorical question, you might say. Everyone knows that a Friend is someone who is there for you when you need him or her. But if it’s really so simple, why does it seem so complicated to make new friends? Why does it require so much effort […]