I wrote this poem for a class a few years ago.... it ended up being a "down to the wire" kind of assignment, as I sat down to write the night before the assignment was due. It came to me in what I can only refer to as a miracle, as I don't know that … [Continue reading]
Everything comes with a price, does it not? Here I am, living what is certainly an enviable life, on the beach in Huanchaco, Peru and I am homesick. The problem with this problem is where am I homesick for? Where my friends are... all over the world. … [Continue reading]
Huanchaco Beach is a collection of many things. Many things that you would expect a tourist beach to be populated with; tourists, locals selling things to tourists, surfers, girls following surfers and the like. You'll also find the fishermen, doing … [Continue reading]
South American culture is one that is probably the most uniquely foreign to me. My US grade school education tended to focus more on the period after the Spaniards made their way onto the continent, and not really making mention of the fact that said … [Continue reading]
Ahhhhh, Cambodia, the “Wild East” at its finest, in my opinion. Thousands of tourists flock there every year for pretty much two things... the booming sex trade and Angkor Wat. I, of course, prefer the latter. Angkor Wat has been a requisite stop … [Continue reading]
Ahhh, yes... the joys of dental work. I wondered if it was much different in Taiwan as compared to the US, so I decided it was time to find out more. Plus, I had a horrible toothache, so it seemed like perfect timing. I arrived at the hospital, … [Continue reading]
Think about photography for a moment... Remember the little Kodak Instamatics, with the tiny film cartridges that I never seemed to have enough allowance money to buy. And then there was the trip to the FotoMat, which took even more allowance. … [Continue reading]
When our time in Taiwan was coming to an end, the stars were aligned so perfectly that we were able to stop in Dallas for a few days to attend the wedding of my cousin. I was really excited about this as I had not seen many of my family members for … [Continue reading]
Well, here goes... I am now able to join the ranks of the elite who have their own websites and/or blogs. I've always tended to view those things as somewhat self-serving, as in “Hey! Look at me! Admire me and stroke my ego!” Alas, given the fact … [Continue reading]
I am leaving Taiwan in two days and after a couple of days in Dallas for my cousin's wedding, we leave for South America. Our final destination is the small fishing village of Huanchaco, Peru, just outside the city of Trujillo. This move is … [Continue reading]