Archive for February, 2013

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Crests & Troughs: The Waves of Life

There is no light if darkness does not exist. Form is made from void. A wave crests and troughs in equal part. Winter, necessary to bring Spring. The yin, the […]

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Pub Crawlin’ Like It’s My Job… Oh, Wait.

Imagine directing a group of 30 – 50 inebriated travelers and locals between four bars and a nightclub in a city that you’ve been in for only a month. All […]

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Valparaiso: A Short Film

Valparaiso, Chile has been my home for the past three weeks and it is my favorite city in South America, so far. The video above highlights the lowland, port side […]

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To This Day.

I can still remember what that small rock stung like when it hit my face. Thrown from the hands of a second grade bully during playground. I remember my first […]

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Free Room & Board: Living/Working In A Chilean Hostel

What to live abroad for free? Work in a hostel.  The toughest part about working at a hostel is the midnight – 8AM shift, specifically from 4AM on. But working […]

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“This Gringo” Gets Interviewed In Valparaiso

I open the newspaper this morning to find my interview beginning with the words, “This Gringo”… Amused and unsure how to feel about the full title: “This Gringo Likes the […]

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Valparaiso, Mi Amorcito

I could write a thousand pages a thousand years and never capture Valparaiso. Utterly infatuated with this “Joya del Pacífico” (Jewel of The Pacific), I stroll her European corridors with […]

Chile Faces Major Destruction After Massive 8.8 Earthquake

My First Earthquake

Chile is a seismically active zone which shares a geography not dissimilar to California with a volatile ground to match. Since my arrival in this country I have been wanting […]

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Motivational Monday: Get Your Priorities in Order

It’s time for some hard, honest truths. Priorities, priorities, priorities – that’s what they always tell us about right? Do something wrong at school, uni, work – “You need to […]

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Do The Impossible

What is something you’ve wanted to do, but felt it was impossible? I’ll start. I can remember vividly when I was back in Texas working during the summer of 2012, […]

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