Moving – Page 5

1st Intro Peace Corps Call, Conversations in Alaska | 21 of 50

September 12, 2016September 13, 2016 First Person ForeignAlaska

It’s July 15. It’s my Grandmother’s birthday. I’m in Southeast Alaska, the nation’s largest national rainforest. It rains 13 feet a year annually in Ketchikan. But today it’s all sun and civilized life as I[…]

Dinner at the Mayor’s Part 2: Conversations in Alaska, 29 of 50

September 9, 2016September 9, 2016 First Person ForeignAlaska

We sat across from Susie and next to Joe. The distinguished man of the household, former mayor, and elder of the Tlingit community; of course, he posted at the head of the table. The table[…]

Conversations in Alaska: “Kids Don’t Have to Be Expensive,” 48 of 50

July 27, 2016August 3, 2016 First Person ForeignAlaska

I talked yesterday to a deckhand engineer in his laidback carhartts and button-down cotton shirt. He paused and stood outside Salmon Landing. He said “Where are you coming from?” “I had to deposit some laundry[…]

The Apartment | My Digs in Alaska

May 13, 2016May 15, 2016 First Person ForeignAlaska

On Sunday May 8 (my first day off at my new job) I moved into apartment housing and when I look out my window I can see a boat, mailboxes and trees. Old boats are[…]

My Third Day in Alaska | Catch Me If You Ketchikan

April 18, 2016May 15, 2016 First Person ForeignAlaska

This post highlights the first three rainy days in Alaska. I moved here for a Summer job working on a dock. Fastforward: I returned from Germany after an extended travel across the Eastern Mediterranean (Turkey,[…]

Adjusting and Applying, The Not-so-New-Normal | Harvestehude, Germany

November 7, 2015April 18, 2016 First Person ForeignBlank Slate

October 27, 2015: There’s a slowing of the wheels in the mind when you’ve been in a place for 2 weeks. I’ve only been here for 12 days and while, to be honest, I’ve been[…]

Should I Stay or Should I Roam Now? | Hamburg, Germany

October 28, 2015April 18, 2016 First Person ForeignGermany

The Interview: I sat across a coral-lipped bilingual Brit, who was born in Germany, wearing high-waisted pinstripe “trousers” with a coiffure like Selma Blair’s. I’ll never be cool. I was meeting with her to get[…]

An Old Friend, A New Shower Head | Hamburg-Nord, Germany

October 27, 2015April 18, 2016 First Person ForeignBeauty

But Today the Sun Shone So Bright I Needed Sunglasses. I’m at the mercy of my host, Thomas, who is letting me stay for free (in his bedroom) as he slumbers on the couch. He[…]

Starting Over in Germany and Sunshine | Hamburg

October 20, 2015April 18, 2016 First Person ForeignMoving

As a young hamster bred on the West Coast of Florida, I learned early and often to curse the oppressive sun. Not only did it greet you, it stole your joy with it’s glaring beams[…]

Why Do You Think I’m So Lucky? | Hamburg

October 17, 2015April 18, 2016 First Person ForeignExploration

I was shopping with a friend in Trader Joe’s. I hate running into acquaintances in public because the conversation is usually forced, engineered or clammy. When do you leave a short chat with someone you[…]