Big hoopla tonight over LeBron James choosing a city. Will he stay in his hometown? Where will he go? Cities and teams smushed into one entity. All the speculation about his travel plans is over now. With the words, “I’m going to take my talents to South Beach,” LeBron’s Miami-bound.
“I never wanted to leave Cleveland, [...]
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Choosing a city the LeBron James way
July 9th, 2010 No Comments
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The Effects of Two Months in South America
October 10th, 2009 1 Comment
Adam the Traveler has just posted reflections from his first two months in South America, along with some solid photos. Here are a few:
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Does Travel Lead to Service?
October 7th, 2009 No Comments
Nick Kristof released the winners of the “Half the Sky” competition last Friday, selected from over 700 submissions of positive work going on around the world, right now. He writes,
“…one of the things that struck me was how often the intercultural engagement involved Westerners who were as much beneficiaries of the process as the local [...]
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Anybody Seen a Boxcar of Hobos?
October 4th, 2009 2 Comments
While walking by this slow freight train the other day, I wondered what would happen if a boxcar of hobos passed and yelled, “Jump on!” Really animated hobos–flapping the sleeves of their flannel shirts, waving their bindles and whatnot.
What will happen when you get the chance to plug a stick of dynamite up the posterior [...]
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The Hazards of Prolonged International Exposure
September 11th, 2009 1 Comment
The right mix of cigarette smoke and cologne puts me on a sidewalk in Granada. A grey-blue overcast sunrise through a crack in the blinds is another Utica snowstorm. The smell of rare wood burning (a piano, let’s say) is the rush of India.
The more places we visit, the more elsewheres we can be transported [...]
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How an Indian Barber Will Make You a Sinner
August 20th, 2009 No Comments
Pride – My beard is a work of art, but he can probably make it sweeter.
Sloth – Sure, go ahead and clip the nose hairs.
Envy — The barber at the next chair over is better than my guy. He’s got a bigger shrine, and come on, just look at that collection of coconut oils.
Lust — [...]
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