I went on a pilgrimage with my mom!
Earlier this year, I went on a pilgrimage to Mecca with my mom. Called umrah, the experience was powerful, to say the least. I’ve been struggling with putting words on the page to adequately...
The boy everyone gave up on
Greetings from Florida, where I’m ringing the New Year in with my family. I’ve been away from the USA nearly six months and it feels so good to be back stateside, where everything is familiar again....
Cut overwhelm by trying this
Lately I’ve been feeling a lot of overwhelm. Why can’t I get it ALL done…and faster?! Ever felt like that? Recently, I took a trip to Lake Balaton here in Hungary. I went in search of a statue I...
Gateway into my past
I looked up at the quaint German cottage, then down at my phone to compare the address: Schottmüllerstrasse 111 This is it. Trekking into the suburbs during my last afternoon in Berlin, I arrived...
Principles from a Polyglot
I love learning languages. Heck, I might be obsessed. I’ve studied over nine languages, and love the feeling of picking apart grammar, learning new vocab, and communicating with new cultures....