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Big News: I Have My Own Column!

Before Nicaragua or Guatemala, before I got a job with an airline or lived in Japan and before this blog existed or I even knew what the word ‘blog’ meant, there was India.  And the four months I spent hauling … Continue reading

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Hair Today…

Two days ago I noticed that my hair had mysteriously turned hippie on me.  And not in a good way.  It was long, scraggly, full of split-ends and so dry that if you’d rubbed a handful of it together you … Continue reading

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Adventures on Hippie Island

A photo of my hostel, which is more like a hippie commune than an actual business.  You can rent a hammock or sleep in a tent in the backyard and if you agree to paint a mural on one of … Continue reading

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LEON, Tigers and Bears, Oh My

“Leon” is lion in Spanish. It’s fitting, really, considering that this city is so hot it makes everyone in it feel like they’re being swallowed alive by a giant, concrete, killer cat.  Leon wants me dead.  Seriously.  I’ve developed an … Continue reading

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A Volcano Erupted and Our House is Flooded

It’s been raining for three days straight now.  And when I say that it’s been raining, I mean pouring so hard that some people’s houses are now underwater. I’m lucky that I live at the top of a hill, because … Continue reading

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