"I don't exist on the surface." Well, my intention was to post this before I left Berlin - at the airport during my layover to be more specific - but poor timing prevented this. So I'm home now. My trip is over. It feels strange to be writing at home (feels strange to …
111 – Time is Running Out
"It's better to stay somewhere nice for too short, then stay somewhere bad for too long. " I want to do my laundry and put away my clothes. I want to make my bed. I want to go grocery shopping. I want to walk to the fridge for a glass of water. I want to …
110 – The Seat Next To Me is Empty
"It's better to be hated for what you are, then loved for what you are not." Nothing interesting has happened since my last post. Ok, I guess the single fact that I'm sitting in Berlin is actually quite interesting, but nothing has occurred where I've said, "Hey, I should write about that!". I hate to …
109 – Who I Am
"This house is not my home. This city is not my home. This state is not my home. This country is not my home. This continent is not my home. This world is my home." I used to wonder where I belonged; what group did I fit in? Am I American? Am I German? Am …
108 – Just Some Thoughts
"Sure I enjoy small talk. I can talk about movies and music, sports and cars, tv and comics and books and current events. How's the weather? How was your day? What's your favorite food? Who's your favorite band? Shit all the favorites; numbers, colors, seasons, places, animals, beers, actors. Apple or Android? Mac or PC? …
107 – Berlin Beckons
"The longer I stay in one place, the more of myself I leave behind there." On the bus to Berlin now and writing from my phone again. I thought about waiting until I reached Berlin, but I don't know what the night has in store for me so I wanted to just write this now. …
106 – 42,000 Steps
"Walking is the only form of transportation in which a man proceeds erect - like a man - on his own legs, under his own power. There is immense satisfaction in that." - Edward Abbey Well, my new roommates suck. Ok, that's a bit of an exaggeration. They don't suck, they just can't compare to …
105 – Life, or Something Like It
"You can't count on the Future, you can only count on the Now." The 2 hour bus ride from Munich to the small town of Schwangau felt as if it was only 10 minutes. That tiny portion of German countryside was enough to showcase some of this countries true beauty. The lakes and mountains …
104 – The Cure for Ignorance
"The invention of the ship was the invention of the shipwreck." Back at breakfast in the hostel. 4.50 euros is a very fair price for an all you can eat meal containing juice, coffee, bread, lunch meats, fruit, cereal, and pastries so this will be a no brainer for the rest of my time in …
103 – Made it to Munich
"Absolute Happiness. Where being happy stops being simply an emotion you feel and transforms into a state of existence. I don't know if one can live forever in this realm, but I"m there now and I don't want to go back." Well, the hard part is out of the way. If there was one thing …
102 – 17 Hours in Dublin
"A man wishing to be unhappy finds many ways to prove his course." Oh Dublin. What have you done to me? Why did you have to be so damn awesome? Now, I have no choice but to plan a full trip here instead of simply seeing the city on a seventeen hour layover. You know …
101 – Pilot
"Nothing feels more real than packed bags." I originally conceived the idea of this blog a year ago when I was considering an out of country move. I spent my entire summer searching sites at Starbucks about which countries were most welcoming to Americans. Turns out not many are. One program I found that I …
Prologue
"7am. Dusty Road. I'm gonna drive until it burns my bones." I guess it's only natural that the first post is always the hardest to generate. It brings so much pressure with it, like the outfit you wear on a first date. It can set the tone for everything still to come, or it can …
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