Exactly one year ago, I was almost arrested in Bangkok, Thailand for bringing an illegally smelly fruit onto a public train. You can read the whole dramatic story by clicking here, but the short version is that durians (giant, monstrously spiky fruits common in… [Read More]
Home After Travel
The Glow of Appreciation after 2 Years Without Winter
The resounding song in my universe since returning from nine months of travel has been entitled: “Appreciation!” There is nothing like being away from something for a time to make you re-see it in its original glory. That said, life isn’t always a happy-shmappy… [Read More]
A Home Decorating Tip to Keep Travel Memories Alive
You’re back from traveling around the world. Your blog has over 400 articles documenting every single day of the journey. Now what? There’s one tip for sure: print out those photos and plaster the walls of your new home with them to remember the… [Read More]
Losing Weight: Another Perk of Long-Term Travel
We often think that embarking on long-term travel will cause everything in our lives to deteriorate, from our safety to our waistlines. Having almost been blown up back home in Boston this week, however, I assure you that’s not the case. For nine straight… [Read More]
This Site Featured in the Boston Herald, Tiger-liciously!
“Please please don’t write anything awful,” I begged the reporter over the crackly cellphone line. “I just got this new job and I really like it and I’m not trying to get thrown out!” Darren chuckled and calmly replied, “I’m a reporter. No one… [Read More]
Back to Boston Public Schools, but the Blog Lives On!
Tomorrow, after a year-long Leave of Absence to circumnavigate the globe, I return to being an English teacher in the Boston Public Schools! I am super, super psyched. A year away has given me massive new appreciation for living in beautiful Boston, for the… [Read More]
