I’m still trying to process the fact that I’m home. It feels like things should have changed since I left, but everything and everyone is remarkably the same. It’s been a bit emotionally confusing too. On the positive side, I’m … Continue reading →
Andy Cunningham, one of Rachel’s friends from Oxford, put it best when he said, “So this is essentially your victory lap through Europe?” It certainly was. By comparison to most other places I’ve visited, London, Amsterdam, and Paris were very … Continue reading →
This trip is really starting to wind down, and I can feel it. You know that moment on the plane, when you first notice that you’ve tipped downward just slightly? The very start of the descent. When I got to … Continue reading →
I’m having a real lazy day today, the first one I’ve had since… Australia? I think. It’s been a while. I slept in late, ate snacks for breakfast, and spent way too much time on Facebook. I realize it’s a … Continue reading →
Italy really is a beautiful country. I’ve spent the past several days seeing some of Rome’s and Cinque Terre’s most amazing sights, eating delicious food, and drinking cheap (but good) house wine; at the moment, I’m rolling through the Italian … Continue reading →
I thought I’d get better about putting up blog posts once I left Nepal; turns out I’m still as busy as ever, and only getting lazier as the trip goes on. But with a 5 hour ferry ride back to … Continue reading →
Our time in Nepal was definitely bumpier than we’d bargained for, in more ways than one. I’ll continue where I left off: after crossing the border into Nepal, we made the quick trip to Bhairahawa and spent the night. We … Continue reading →
Alright, time for part #2 in the posts-about-India series. I’m assuming you’ve already read my thoughts on what it was like to just be in India; now I’ll talk about what we actually did when we were there! We got our … Continue reading →
It’s been a long, eye-opening two weeks in India and Nepal; so long – and jam-packed full of activities – that I’m only now getting around to writing about it all. But instead of doing the usual listing of events, … Continue reading →
Hello again! Another week, another country, and another note – this one coming from Bentota in southern Sri Lanka. It hasn’t been quite as eventful or dirty of a week as the last one, but that’s fine with us. No … Continue reading →