Pop quiz. One of these photos was taken last July on a camping trip in Winthrop, Washington. The other was taken this past weekend in Pucon, Chile.…… Read more “This land looks like my land. Pucon.”

I thought this would be easy. It seemed simple enough. 74 people in the program. Two fantastic coordinators. Thousands of empty apartments in this city just waiting…… Read more “The “great apartment!” hunt”

      For the first time, I’m feeling a bit antisocial. To be honest, it’s a bit of a relief — for someone who is used…… Read more “I am a visitor here, I am not permanent”

Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the things you did do. So throw off the bowlines.…… Read more “On doubts and writers.”