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2025

The Time I Realised I Wouldn’t Walk Again

11 Jun 2025

After nearly three years at the hospital, things are drawing to a close. But what next?
Trust Your Gut: A Night Market Lesson in Avoiding Scams

4 Jun 2025

From Seattle to Taipei, the rule still applies.
The Naked Man in Paris

20 May 2025

Learning the French health care system one misadventure at a time…
That One Time I Never Stopped Loving the Internet

8 May 2025

In an isolationist, rural part of America, I had to get creative to learn how to connect and hear other people’s stories.
The Time I Braved Taiwan's Traffic

31 Mar 2025

Thoughts navigating traffic in an Asian city.
How Yaks Took Over My Life

18 Mar 2025

No, that's not just slang for kayaks …
The Day I Met an Ashley

7 Mar 2025

My love game at age 8 was horrible. This one is purely for the pleasure of making fun of me.
That Day in Seoul

2 Mar 2025

An amusing conversation with a tourist in Seoul.
How I Fell In Love With Tarantulas

27 Feb 2025

Did the radioactive tarantulas from missile testing spots near Alamogordo turn you into a chupacabra with superpowers? Despite my many tries, I never actually witnessed that, so let's say I'm agnostic.
That One Time We Missed the Coyotes

24 Feb 2025

We were well armed and ready to go, but that didn't stop the coyotes from attacking the chickens that night in Colorado.
That Time I Tried a Black Cab in Sichuan

8 Feb 2025

How we happned to get stuck in the forest, surrounded by Chinese rifles.
Bonjour, Tout Le Monde!

7 Feb 2025

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The Time I Realised I Wouldn’t Walk Again

Trust Your Gut: A Night Market Lesson in Avoiding Scams

The Naked Man in Paris

That One Time I Never Stopped Loving the Internet

The Time I Braved Taiwan's Traffic

How Yaks Took Over My Life

The Day I Met an Ashley

That Day in Seoul

How I Fell In Love With Tarantulas

That One Time We Missed the Coyotes

That Time I Tried a Black Cab in Sichuan

Bonjour, Tout Le Monde!