It’s two in the morning on December 9th, 2011. Everyone in the house is asleep except for my brother’s friend. He keeps waking up my brother every 30 minutes with another command for him as if he’s the housemaid. I’m feeling anxious and unable to sleep until his friend leaves around 2:30 AM. I oftenContinue reading “Make Me a Sandwich!”
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Never Forget Paddy Finn!
The summer sun is beating down on the small town of Clara, County Offaly, in Ireland. On sunny days, the intensity of the humidity makes it unbearable to stay outside for more than an hour straight. It’s June 25th, 2019, and I entertain myself with yard work at the Railway Cottage, a stone cottage builtContinue reading “Never Forget Paddy Finn!”
Sleepless Night at Kasba Dounia
October 30th, 2019 The stillness of the night and the absence of any light permeating the room wakes me up from my slumber. The room, atmosphere of the Kasba, room temperature, and the aroma were what I needed after driving 8 hours from Jebel Tazekka to the Kasba through the RN15 and RN13. For someContinue reading “Sleepless Night at Kasba Dounia”
The Fear of Dying Alone
August 11th, 2017 Today marks my third full day spent in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is 7:00 in the morning, and I have barely woken and put on my clothes when I glance outside to see a black 2010 Toyota Corolla outside my host’s house, the driver honking the horn loudly. I stumble down theContinue reading “The Fear of Dying Alone”
Check in At the Czech Inn
I make it through customs and immigration and am on the bus headed to Dublin city center by 7:30PM. It’s too late to catch the last train to my host’s place in Clara, County Offaly for the night and I don’t have an alternative accommodation booked. I hop off with my one bag of luggageContinue reading “Check in At the Czech Inn”
Knee Rub on an Airplane
December 3rd, 2019 I am sitting in the middle seat sandwiched between a guy from Germany to my left, taking the window seat, and a lady from London to my right who has the aisle seat. I’m super sweaty from wearing five layers of clothing and feel rather disheveled. I make polite small talk withContinue reading “Knee Rub on an Airplane”
Black Ink And Flailing Limbs
November 4, 2019, in the town of Essaouira, Morocco. I open my journal for the first time in five days and begin to write down my thoughts and observations about Morocco so far. There are four of us sitting at the kitchen table in Jamil’s place. Jamil, our host and tour guide around Essaouira, isContinue reading “Black Ink And Flailing Limbs”
The Happiest Man In Cork
“There’s no place like home,” I said to myself while sitting in the Shandon Arms pub in the city of Cork, Ireland. It was 6:00 in the evening, and I had all of my bags in tow. I plopped down on the only empty sofa in the place, which resided under the television that isContinue reading “The Happiest Man In Cork”
Throwback Piece: Friends In Unexpected Places
I originally wrote this piece for a college course earlier this year. The events that transpire in the post occurred in 2018. I still look back to this experience and laugh about it every now and again. It is a beautifully warm summer day in the middle of July 2018. The weather reached an allContinue reading “Throwback Piece: Friends In Unexpected Places”
Coffee Shops and Conspiracy Theories With Pim
We left Paris in a hurry. It is 9:30 in the morning on November 16th, and we are on the road once again, driving on the A1 towards Lille. The goal for the day is to make it to the Netherlands before the sun sets. It is impossible to discern day from night. For theContinue reading “Coffee Shops and Conspiracy Theories With Pim”
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