Ok, let’s cut to chase. Amsterdam is known for weed and hookers. Loaded tourists come with a heavy wallet and in their eagerness to empty it, spend the rest of their time in the Netherlands baked out of their mind with a call-girl named Tootsy. Americans especially love the fact that weed is “legal” and… [Read more…]
July 20, 2011
My journey to Mama Africa was already quite sometime ago but I would be doing my blog a disservice if I didn’t document my trip. Since about a year ago, I put Morocco on my list of “must-sees” for my semester in Europe. I thought I would finally make it to the motherland in late… [Read more…]
May 18, 2011
Right before Spring Break commenced, Italy’s national government planned various celebrations around the country in honor of Italy’s 150th unification celebration. Interestingly, it seems most people in Italy identity with a region or city in Italy and national pride isn’t as prevalent as it is in the states. Before becoming one united bunch, Italy was… [Read more…]
May 16, 2011
In our infinite wisdom, my friends and I decided that booking a trip to Barcelona the weekend after spring break would be a good idea. Infamous for its nightlife, most of the club goers in the city don’t even begin their nights until around 1AM. Needless to say, there was going to be little sleep… [Read more…]
April 8, 2011
There’s no way around justifying the fact that it took me this long to post about Turkey. But between traveling every weekend and staying afloat in school (hard life, I know) I had yet to give my visit to Istanbul a blog post worthy of its epicness. I may have gone close to a month… [Read more…]
August 16, 2010
It’s been a few days since I’ve arrived back home from my trip. Twenty hours of travel, 11 awful run-ins with Spirit airlines employees, and one $3 water later, I collapsed onto my bed for the most fulfilling sleep I’ve had in quite awhile. By 10AM the next day, I had quickly fallen back into… [Read more…]
August 10, 2010
The other day, the Duke students, Tam & Jota, and I went to annual Feria de las Flores celebration. Beginning in 1957, Feria de las Flores (The Flower Festival) was meant to serve as a uniting celebration of Antioquian heritage. Since then, thousands have come to watch the parade in downtown Medellin and partake in… [Read more…]
August 9, 2010
The past three days have been absolute madness. With the exhibition rapidly approaching, it’s been long days of running errands, staying organized, and keeping morale high. Mostly, that entails running around the city purchasing food for Jota so he doesn’t get cranky but that’s regardless of the point. Despite the craziness of documenting meetings and… [Read more…]
August 6, 2010
As I settle into my routine in Medellin, life seems to have adjusted to a pace more akin to living at home. Minus of course my capabilities to order a double-double and speak coherently (hm, maybe that’s still the same). A few days ago we picked up our friend Suzanne from airport, the last piece… [Read more…]
August 3, 2010
Because I love lists, I thought it would be fun to arrange all the information I’ve learned about Colombia thus far in a photo essay of sorts. Nobody likes being barraged with information, so I figured that “five fun facts” would be a clever way to mask a history lesson. Also, I love any opportunity… [Read more…]
August 6, 2011
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