Kyrgyzstan, the land of hospitality. A place where simply walking down the street with a smile earns you invitations into people’s homes for shared meals and accommodation. A place where nobody worries that you might be a psycho killer or a robber because you’re a guest to their Continue Reading
April Showers Bring May Powder
5:15 AM, Friday, April 29, 2016. BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP!!! “Oh shut the…….$@#&! Wake up!” I rifled through the blankets, struggling to find my phone in the dark to make that horrible noise go away. Having already hit the snooze button twice, I was running late. Lazily, Continue Reading
Balkan Hospitality
I arrived in Belgrade, Serbia, after dark and without a clue where I was going, but luckily the guy who gave me a ride was willing to call the person I was staying with, take me into the city center, and drop me off at her apartment. This was the Continue Reading