On being a foreigner

What I learned in 2019… Before I left for Africa, I used to make a list of the things I … More

Lessons Learned: Six Months in North Africa

Yesterday evening, I was driving back from the desert with a group of friends. We’d only been gone for three … More

All summer, I’ve been pushing myself to try new things. I keep telling myself it’s practice for moving overseas. So … More

Billiards This June, I went to a billiards room with a friend. I wish I would have spent more time … More

Where do I even start? It’s been such a distracted month. I’m in the middle of three sci-fi novels and I … More

This month, in addition to learning how to conduct a simple transaction in German, I learned a lot of painfully … More

The. Alps. On my very first date, he asked me if I would rather live by the ocean or in … More

At my church, members of the youth group are matched with older mentors who meet with them regularly as they … More

Blog friends, it’s been so long since I last posted. I’m not a college student anymore, so all my writing … More