19 April 2015. Stavanger, Norway I casted my line out into the water. The lore made a “plop” sound, much like an Oreo does when you accidentally drop it into your chocolate milk. I’d finally gotten the hang of fishing without a bob after many many attempts. I was in Norway, enjoying a gorgeous day, standing on the […]
11 April 2015. Columbus, OH I looked around the room at the 30+ people playing the warm up Kitty in the Corner. Everyone participating was at least 18 years old and having an incredibly fun time. I was the oldest person in that room (by just a few weeks). I was also one of the reasons they were in that room
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31 March 2015. New York, NY “Who was the best teacher you’ve ever had?” The question was posed to me as part of an interview. I was sitting in the The Flatiron School’s headquarters in New York. They were about to embark on a massive initiative to teach high school students how to code in
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28 March 2015. Richmond, VA I stepped out into center stage, or as we call it, the middle of the playing field. The stage lights shined brightly in my face. The loyal fans eagerly awaited what I had to say. I was performing in a ComedySportz match, playing one of my favorite types of games, with some of my
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24 March 2015. Over New York, NY I sat anxiously in my seat. The plane I was on from Geneva was going to be landing at JFK in a short while. The pilot was making an announcement over the intercom about fastening your seat belts and the like as my anxiety increased. I wasn’t anxious
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21 March 2015. Turin, Italy. Read Seattle to Turin in 5 Minutes Part 1 It was one month and a day since I had met Paolo in that cafe in Seattle. I was now sitting in the front row of a packed theater with 500 enthusiastic Italians. The final round of an improv competition pitting two
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19 March 2015. Dijon, France I was looking over a wide assortment of pastries behind curved glass when the barista said, “Bonjour.” I was in the train station in Dijon, about to take a train to Geneva, and was looking for a delicious way to start off my day. I had been practicing for this moment
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17 March 2015. Italy -> France I propped myself up against the train wall, crammed inside the aisle of the now moving train. My legs were straddling both of my bags as IÂ tried to make as much room as possible for yet another passenger to pass through. I was standing outside what was supposed to
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15 March 2015. Venice, Italy I looked out on the buildings of Venice. I was at the top of Campanile Di San Marco, a tower in the southern part of the town. In front of me lay the criss-crossed blueprint of the buildings of Venice, with their winding streets and very un-American-sized alleyways.  To my left
14 March 2015. Monza, Italy Read Kidnapped in Italy? Part 1. Paola lived at an apartment complex off a side street in Monza. The door was inset 3 or 4 feet from the sidewalk, giant slabs of concrete the color of carbon copy paper holding the whole thing up. I walked to the front door of the complex and
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