Do you remember what you did on this day last year, November 11th, 2008? I do. I left for Nepal. I said goodbye to my family and friends, headed to the Cincinnati airport and left for what would be a most interesting year.
Its hard to believe that it has been [...]
I posted this video a year ago, before I came here. When I first saw it, I had no idea what any of it was or where it was, or what any of it meant. Now, however, I can tell you exactly where each scene was shot; Kathmandu Durbar Square, Swayambhu, Rato Machhindranath, [...]
That’s me and my oldest best friend, Nate. We were maybe nine years old? I just reconnected with him on Facebook today. Before today, I hadn’t seen or talked to him in five years or so. He now has two kids and is living back in the same house he grew [...]
You reach a point when you’ve been somewhere long enough when what once was new and different becomes normal. When I first came here I was posting a new blog entry almost every day. Now its every couple of days. Things just become normal. I was encouraged by a friend when [...]
photo by Ryan Detzel
While eating dinner tonight I was suddenly rushed way back in time to when I was 7 or so years old. I was living in Portland, Indiana and signed up for Judo classes. I was excited. What 7 year old boy wouldn’t be excited to punch and kick and prove his “manhood”? [...]
Come Thursday I will have been here for two months (is that correct subject verb agreement?)
Anyways…
Its amazing how quickly time passes.
Before I know it, I will be starting classes and then time will really fly.
And then the summer will be waning, and fall will be coming on.
And then fall will start to wane and I [...]