I keep going back and forth with this post. On the one hand I'm like: "It's been one year since your life collapsed. Look how far you've come! Write about it!" Then I start writing and I think: "Goddamn why are you still SO SAD?" Then I cocoon myself in between blankets and pillows, put on my dad's dogtag, and watch comedy shows on Netflix. On May 5th I got a tattoo of a semicolon.
Grief, Life, Love
Your Visa’s Not Valid: A Trip Through Language Barriers
I am crap at ordering street food. Bangkok is practically bursting at the seams with food stalls, food carts, and foldout tables laden with 25 Baht banana leaf wrapped goodies, and yet I rarely order anything more than a coconut or iced coffee. This has nothing to do with sanitary worries or being picky about … Continue reading Your Visa’s Not Valid: A Trip Through Language Barriers
Dating in Bangkok: (Definitely Not) A Love Story
When I came to Bangkok, I planned to keep dating around and enjoying the single life just like I did back in the U.S. Obviously every time I write about my ex there's still some bitterness and anger there (Ross, if you're reading this, just like you've apparently been looking at my LinkedIn profile, fuck … Continue reading Dating in Bangkok: (Definitely Not) A Love Story
One Night in Bangkok and the World’s Your (Strange, Exciting, Awkward) Oyster
I have been in Bangkok for nearly three weeks. I haven't written anything about it because trying to get situated has taken up the majority of my time. The other night, however, was just plain weird, and I feel like it accurately captures my life in Bangkok thus far. Six years ago, when I moved … Continue reading One Night in Bangkok and the World’s Your (Strange, Exciting, Awkward) Oyster
Buy a SIM Card, Meet Ryan Gosling
Don’t be a hero, fellow travelers (and fellow millennials). You may think you can stay in a new country for an extended period of time without the need for cellular data, but you can't. I mean, obviously you can, but why? When I first landed in Indonesia I had no plans to buy a SIM … Continue reading Buy a SIM Card, Meet Ryan Gosling
My Santa Fe: Then and Now
I first traveled to Santa Fe in the summer of 2015. At that time, I thought everything in my life was perfect in a sappy Disney movie sort of way...
Hello from The Wandering Writer!
Just as a general note, I am awkward at introductions so please forgive this initial post. Stick around for future posts in which you can accurately judge whether my words are entertaining (which is all that I aspire to) or if you'd still rather play Candy Crush on your phone. Don't worry, I won't be … Continue reading Hello from The Wandering Writer!