Posted in life on August 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I am back in the lovely US of A after two weeks of globe-trotting. Travel is fun, but hotels and living out of a suitcase gets old after a while. The weather in Europe was, however, so much better than the intense HEAT! of Phoenix. I forgot how oppressive it gets here.
Paris was great fun—saw [...]
Posted in culture, language, life on August 19, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Here I am in a swank French hotel in Strasbourg, listening to the cars go past below the open window and watching the people coming and going from the train station. There’s wireless internet here, so I’m taking the opportunity to write more about my globetrotting summer.
Kenji and I made it to Vienna last Thursday [...]
Posted in life on August 11, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Albania is pretty cool so far. The non-reliable nature of the water and electricty takes a bit of getting used to, but it’s really not so bad. The Albanian countryside is beautiful, at least in the north. People here paint their houses with very bright colors–I’m talking neon green, orange, and red. Everyone has at [...]
Posted in life on August 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m in Albania right now, land of wandering cows, crazy honking drivers, beautiful mountain landscapes, and WEDDINGS! Apparently August is the month for weddings–we’ve seen at least seven weddings in the last couple days. There are traditions that go along with getting married in Albania, like:
Loud Albanian folk music (with wild clarinet solos or drums)
Pissed-off [...]
