The Big Move
If you think Adventure is scary, try routine — Paulo Coelho December 2008. My father had passed away a month earlier. I felt numb, unable to feel joy or pain. My life felt like a big loop, just going round and round. I had a good job and the rest of my family in Trinidad [...]
Historic Berlin: Ich bin ein Berliner
Travel to Berlin was a dream to me. I don’t know why inside of me I have this will to discover Germany’s mysteries, but I do. It is very hard to describe this city. I wanted this text to show, with humble words, the sensation of being in a great metropolis, which was, and continues [...]
New Life Resolution
I’ve rarely made New Years resolutions. In the past I’ve found them pointless. People start off strong then break promises to themselves within weeks or months of making them. Typically the end result is personal guilt and feelings of failure. But here’s a new 2013 thought: What if instead of encouraging ourselves to lose weight, [...]
Love Letters to Killers: Why do some women write to convicted murderers?
In 1981, thirty-five year old Peter William Sutcliffe was convicted of brutally murdering thirteen women and savagely attacking seven others in the northern English county of Yorkshire. Sutcliffe’s first violent attack on a woman occurred in 1969, and over the course of the next five years he attacked a further six women and killed thirteen, [...]
Love in the Time of Coastal Living
It’s 9:00pm on a Friday night. Relaxing after a long week of teaching English in Barranquilla, Colombia, I wander out of my bedroom to see what my host family is up to. In the kitchen, my aunt bangs pots and pans in the sink. My mother and a few neighbors sit in a circle of [...]
How to start planning a wedding abroad
Have you decided to tie the knot overseas? Wise decision! There are loads of advantages of doing so, like saving money, being virtually guaranteed good weather (depending on where you go) and being able to honeymoon in the same place. Whether you’re raring to start booking everything or you’re just curious about what organising an [...]
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Peter and Iris: A Shorter Long-Distance Relationship
You’ve read the advice, the tips and the tricks, but sometimes just hearing about other long-distance relationships (LDRs) can take weight off of yours. Today get to know my brother Peter, a high school senior, and his partner Iris, who joined us on Facebook chat from college. They have been together for 7.5 months and [...]
 can take weight off of yours. Today get to know my brother Peter, a high school senior, and his partner Iris, who joined us on Facebook chat from college. They have been together for 7.5 months and [...] "Pin It")
Romancing off the Beaten Path – in Paris
Of all the cities that have international reputations, Paris is probably one of the most renowned. Lauded for its cheese, wine, fashion, and romance, it’s very easy to plan a visit by contacting any number of companies who are just waiting to capitalise on the city’s popularity. This is particularly true where romance- especially honeymoons- [...]
Cold Days, Warm Hearts: Surviving the Holidays in a Long-Distance Relationship
Sleigh bells jingle in the frozen air, their melodies rising over drifts of snow that cover highway and hill. The Christmas tree glows in the living room, Menorah in the dining room, sending soft lights shimmering off window panes, casting an inviting image to the outside world of you and your someone snuggled on the [...]
Spontaneously Solo in Florida
Imagine a private yacht longer than a 15-story building is tall. It’s so big that it’s considered a Super Yacht. It holds fourteen crew members and room for twelve guests. Imagine picturesque French sea towns and colorful Italian cafes, free ice cream, and an automatic espresso machine. Now imagine that you have packed all of [...]
