Remembrance of Things Past
For the first time in many years, I’ve begun to go to bed early. No no no… I haven’t been making my way further in Proust. I brought it with m...
Tag: thoughts
Sunday
I went for a stroll the other day. By the mid afternoon all I’d managed to do was drink coffee and read. I don’t like weekends when I don’t ma...
Edirne Escape
I’m in Edirne for another weekend. Over the past few weeks I’ve covered a few lessons for another teacher, so he paid me back by covering my Friday ...
Lafy Nijo, Travel, Exile and Wandering
It’s a bit of a shock to me when I reflect that it’s been nearly three years since I graduated from college. What exactly have I been doing for the ...
Birds
It was Friday and I needed spices. Next week I’m planning on hosting a Christmas party for the other English teachers in my flat and will make the Howard ...
On Separation and Words
I thought I’d turn the heat on. It was November 29th, so I’d almost made it to December without turning the heat on (except for that one time when I...
Into Canaan and Don’t Eat Prunes at the Bus Station
The photo below was taken by older sister Elizabeth in the fall of 2008, after we’d finished the Ann Arbor criterium. It’s been one of our favorite ...
Graham’s Jeans
Graham’s doing his traveling like I did mine last year and only brought one pair of jeans with him. Every couple of months when they’ve become too f...
The Residency Permit
Thankfully, my employers take care of all the paperwork required for my residency permit. The only thing I have to do is sign on a few dotted lines and go to th...
Stirred up Memories of Bratislava Weekends
That weekend in Edirne stirred up memories from two different weekends in Bratislava. Oh, Howard trips to Bratislava. Considering my two trips there, why do I t...