Category Archives: Travel

Empathy

I have been trying to identify with the victims of the Minnesota bridge collapse.  I imagine myself driving along, and suddenly the ground giving way beneath me.  The best could do was, “cool way to die!”
Then I thought of what it must have been like for the people heading towards the bridge, but still a [...]

Enjoying the View

On the way to my friend Scott’s wedding in Toledo, Spain, our tour bus made a stop so we could take a few pictures. This is a timeline of what that experience was like for me.
0 seconds: This is pretty.
30 seconds: What is everyone looking at?
1 minute: Maybe I am missing something. [...]

I don’t like Spain

I went to Spain last week to see a friend get married to another person who is also a friend, but a friend through the first friend. I didn’t want to go because I have always secretly believed that Spain is the least interesting European city. In preparation for my journey, I made [...]