Travels – Page 9

Arriving to Alaska | Boat to Plane to Truck to Sleep

April 19, 2016May 15, 2016 First Person ForeignAlaska

I flew west from Seattle to Southeast Alaska. The last hour of the flight was suddenly baptized in bright light- I was surprised because I was expecting rain from an earlier text. AlaskArrival: I landed,[…]

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,[…]

Home is Where Your Bag Is, But Really? Where Is It? | Hamburg-Nord

December 20, 2015April 18, 2016 First Person ForeignGermany

I’ve just been traveling to cities still on my list this December. I went to Edinburgh, Istanbul, Izmir and Athens/Santorini. To say that I am happier in this moment than I have been in years[…]

My Dad’s Note About His Will | Churches in Dresden

November 24, 2015May 15, 2016 First Person ForeignEuroTrip 2

To the Believer: So I’m in Dresden and it’s a beautiful city and the buildings are old and glorious in their own right and really it’s the layout that’s so perfect. The epic buildings are[…]

Old Darkness That Germany Revisited | Hamburg

November 24, 2015April 18, 2016 First Person ForeignGermany

November 15, 2015 1:45am Altona, Hamburg I remember the darkness setting in in Seattle and I am being reminded of that time now. It becomes haunting, chilling, when the sun appears for only willful spurts[…]

Refugees In Germany And My Privileged Response | A Day in Hanover, Germany

November 24, 2015April 18, 2016 First Person ForeignRealizations

Written on November 14, 2015 So. I suppose I’ve more or less decided that I am here “hanging out” for 2 more months. Fall in Europe, there are far worse options. I want to ask[…]

Striking a Balance | Travel Buddies in Copenhagen

November 8, 2015April 18, 2016 First Person ForeignCompany

Nicole, a friend of a friend from home, was visiting Germany at the end of a three month European tour. I was so happy to see her because she reminded me of my friend Emily[…]

Copenhagen | While You’re Deciding, Go to Denmark

November 5, 2015April 18, 2016 First Person ForeignBeauty

That’s What I Did. Nicole, an American Friend traveling, came to Hamburg. She arrived on the eve of our weekend in Scandinavia! Fresh off an interesting interview (the most interesting I’ve had), I am bobbing in[…]

Comforts are Far Away | Hamburg

October 17, 2015April 18, 2016 First Person ForeignBlank Slate

Confession: I re-woke at 2:45pm. I could blame it on jet lag except I did this in America more times than I’d like to admit over the last 4 months. Escape from the Gray Sleeping[…]

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[…]