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How To Pimp Your Couchsurfing Profile & Find A Place To Stay
When’s the last time you asked a complete stranger if you could sleep on his couch? I do it all the time. This is how.
Why did we choose to live in Salta, Argentina?
“Why Salta?” people ask me all the time. Friends. Family. People I’ve met through this blog and even from Saltenos. All want to know why an American family would settle here. The answer is simple.
Renewing An Argentine Tourist Visa in Salta
You’ve been in Argentina on a tourist visa and your 90 days is swiftly reaching an end. What are you going to do?
What’s In the Traveler’s Handbag?
You would not believe what I find in my handbag. Somehow, the damn thing just gets out of control.
The best of the best: 30 breathtaking books to read in 2013
“Trying to rate books out of 5 is like trying to carve a statue with a sledgehammer. I am cavalier with my ratings and they should probably not be trusted.”
When did we lose our innocence?
Last Friday night, I lingered a bit longer over bedtime tuckings. We read together, gave kisses, and when Lila asked me to stay longer so we could chat, I didn’t hesitate. It’s been barely a week since the shooting in Sandy Hook Elementary, yet it feels like so much longer.
Interview with David George Clarke: Writer, forensic scientist & world traveler
I started my day researching places to sell photography online. Next thing I know, I’m chatting about art, photography and how to build a business online. Yes, have been derailed from work for the day, but the connections I made are more than worth it.
Tread Softly On My Dreams: The Education Crisis Revolution
I’m currently reading a book by Maya Frost titled The New Global Student: Skip the SAT, Save Thousands on Tuition and Get a Truly International Education. In it, she describes the nature of the adolescent mind, how in our teen years our brains open to growth potential that is left largely ignored by the current education system in the United States.
Homecoming Is As A Bittersweet Chocolate Truffle
We spent six months living in Panama, most of that time on a tiny island off the Caribbean coast where only a footpath leads from one side to the other, and everyone knows each other by first name. There are no big name stores, no buying in bulk and never a crowd. Then we went back to the United States.
Mr. Mackie’s Classroom: Why South Park Characters Shouldn’t Teach In NYC
In 2010, a school in California banned the dictionary after a student looked up the term oral sex. Funny, right? It would be if this was The Onion, but it's an all too enlightening example of exactly why I found teaching so frustrating. I was running poetry workshops...