We who have nothing to lose must sing and dance before the riches of the world overcome us. We who have nothing to lose must laugh and dance lest our laughter goes from us.
-Langston Hughes

Sunday, June 30, 2013

A Note About My Students

They've shaped my experience here in more ways than I can count and I'm a different (in a good way, I like to think) person because of them. 

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Things I've Discovered About Traveling

My days as an expat are coming to a rather quick conclusion. This time next month, I'll be fighting jet lag in Mobile while thinking back to my days here and appreciating even more just how blessed I am. That being said, I'm finding myself in a more reflective state. I've started thinking about the trips I've taken and those that are to come and have come to some conclusions about my likes and dislikes, do's and don't's when it comes to traveling. They are: 

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Why the Protest Movement in Spain is Accomplishing Nothing

They are "...malcontents who offer no program for changing the undesirable conditions about which they complain." ~Carter G. Woodson

Friday, May 31, 2013

The Istanbul Diaries, Pt. III: Whirling Dervishes and Dancing with the Serbs

I think it might be slightly sacrilegious to group the whirling dervish show with my night out on the town, so to speak, but they happened on the same night and they were both different forms or entertainment sooooo...