How to Ride a Bus, Barranquilla-Style
Riding a city bus in Barranquilla, Colombia is not quite the same as in the States. In fact, you could say the differences between the two could bowl you over…literally. Most buses here are run by private companies. They pick their routes and, for the most part, stick to them. However, this is never a [...]
The journey to…?
“Of journeying the benefits are many; the freshness it brings to the heart, the seeing and hearing of marvelous things, the delight of beholding new cities, the meeting of unknown friends and the learning of high manners.” Muslih Uddin Sadi. A good friend that I met and travelled through South East Asia with once stated [...]
Friends All Over the World, Part 2
I will not go into the reasons for me not being allowed to board my flight home– God knows if I talk about it again I might begin to throw things. I had just come from São Tomé and was in transit to Boston. But let’s just say I found myself in limbo, otherwise known [...]
Let’s Get Mechanical
Things Every Go Girl Should Know About Her Car by Lisa If you’re anything like me, you look at the insides of a machine and think, “ew.” All those little parts, fitting together just so, in a way that you just know that if you mess with it you’ll damage everything beyond repair. It’s almost worse [...]
