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Life in Kinshasa
“If today we eat, tomorrow we’ll drink tea,” said Dieudonné Nsala, a father of five who earns $60 a month as an administrator at the Education Ministry. Rent is $120 a month; the numbers, Mr. Nsala pointed out, simply do…
Tags: Africa, Congo, Development, DRC, Kinshasa, Musings
January 3, 2012
2011 Travel Wrap Up
This year came to an end so quickly. There were many ups and downs this year, but one thing that was consistent was my constant wandering around the globe. 29 flights, 12 countries, too many cities to count, an abundance…
Tags: Musings, Travel, Travel lists
December 31, 2011
Luxor Egypt: Where Magic Lives
I went to Luxor, Egypt in December 2009. We spent a few days in Cairo then took an overnight train to Luxor. The train was uncomfortable and dirty, but once we arrived in Luxor the exhaustion and aggravation we felt…
November 7, 2011
Never Stop Dreaming: My Climb to the Top
In August 2008, I had the pleasure of climbing Mt. Fuji with a dear friend of mine, Mike. We started the climb at the fifth station at 9pm at night. What started as a simple walk through the woods, slowly…
November 3, 2011
Moving On
“Life is so much more than one person that doesn’t want to continue their journey with you.”
Tags: Amsterdam, Musings, Netherlands, Quote, The Netherlands
August 28, 2011
Where I’ve Been and Where I’m Going
I love the application “Where I’ve Been”. It allows me to keep track of where I have gone throughout the world, though every time I look at my map I feel like I have barely seen the world. I have…
August 22, 2011
My Favorite Beaches
So I have traveled to loads of places around the world and my favorite place still remains a perfect beach. Below I share my favorites. Roatán, Hondurus The most amazing beach that I have ever been to was on the…
Tags: Beach, Castellammare del Golfo, Fiji, Florida, Greece, Honduras, Italy, Mykonos, Roatan, Sicily
World Humanitarian Day
Friday, the 19th of August was World Humanitarian Day. It is a day that is set aside to recognize people helping people. The below video was produced and celebration. With the crisis in the Horn of Africa and the ongoing…
Tags: Development, Musings
August 21, 2011
The World’s Newest Country: South Sudan
On the 9th of July, 2011, South Sudan became the world’s newest country. They officially seceded from Sudan after the passing of an internationally supported referendum in January. On the 11 of July, they officially became the newest member of…
Tags: Africa, Development, South Sudan
August 20, 2011
Watch the Throne
Jay – Z and Kanye West’s “Watch the Throne” is arguably one of the most anticipated albums in recent memory. We got a taste of the highly guarded album when they released Otis, to wet the palettes of desperate fans.…
August 11, 2011
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Detroit Day 6: The Marathon
Rise and Shine: Today’s Forecast: Cloudy 🙁 First Stop: Eastern Market Since childhood, Saturday mornings in Detroit meant heading slightly east of downtown to Eastern Market which is the oldest permanent farmer’s market in America at 170 years old!I haven’t
26 of 52: The Blue Mosque
Walking to the Blue Mosque, one of the great treasures of Istanbul. This picture was taken in December 2009.
Detroit Day 5: The Struggle 2.0
Rise and Shine: 10:34am Today’s forecast: A ridiculous amount of rain First stop: Cafe Sonshine Due to the unspeakable debauchery of Thursday night, we got a late start on Friday and as our stomachs were begging for a heavy meal
Detroit Day 4: Welcome to Detroit
Rise and Shine: 7:35am Today’s Forecast: Still hot. Raining. Fitness: I’m sorry, what is this? I finally recovered from my sleep deprivation from Tuesday/Wednesday. Nine hours of sleep was all I needed to reset my batteries since I normally only
Detroit Day 3: The Struggle
Rise and Shine: 9:53am (went to sleep around 7:15am) Today’s Forecast: 85 degrees Fitness: Unfortunately do my lack of sleep there was also a lack of energy so I did not fitness activities yesterday. My sleep deprivation also led to
Detroit Day 2: 24 hours of open eyes
Rise and Shine: 7:13am Today’s forecast: 89 degrees with A LOT of rain Fitness/First Stop: Pop Up Yoga Every time that I am in Detroit, my friend Kerrie, who is a yoga instructor, invites me to different yoga classes in