to the people far far away. who go far far away willingly. i'm amazed. i'm a sedentary person. i wouldn't want to be anywhere but the states and everything is starting to look the same to me. the passion i have for seeing new things, visiting new cities, exploring new cultures....is gone. i want to go to australia and a couple of other places but in general, i think i'm okay with just sitting around in california for a long while.



to izzie (japan) and stacey (beijing) slumming it, teaching english in foreign countries. much props. to mary (scotland) and jennifer (greece) studying abroad. much props. to jimmy (belgium, bahamas, czech republic). get home man. and to karen, doing the two years of peace corps in togo. mucho crazy props. and i hope u remain safe.



the ameri-genization of the world is kind of comforting to me and i hate to admit it. i see a mcdonald's and i grin. i know they'll have filet-o-fishes and cheap food. i tote around my american prejudices alongside my luggage. i embarrass myself. i'm not even a real traveler. i'm a tourist. and i don't even like doing touristy things. but i can say i've done this and done that. so i guess that just makes me......ungrateful.



it is funny how anything mundane can suddenly become "a moment" if done in a foreign enough place.

"i had coffee in london last week."

"wow! what was that like?"

"well....it was, you know. coffee."