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Hot Ammonia: The Smell of Public Transit

USA | Thursday, 26 Apr 2012 | Views [396]

It’s a long rocky ride From the far north side To one hundred and third and Oak Park.   Where the rumble of rails And intercom squeals Make handwriting an illegible chore.   Between dust and dead skin Hot ammonia grasps ... Read more >

Tags: public transit urban slice of life usa

Photos: Yasawa Islands, Fiji

FIJI | Tuesday, 24 Apr 2012 | Photo Gallery

My Scholarship entry - Understanding a Culture through Food: Backpacking through the Yasawas

FIJI | Monday, 23 Apr 2012 | Views [491] | Scholarship Entry

On our last night on Naviti Island, Diana and I played Kings, a popular Aussie drinking game with Ben, Elle, and 2 Swiss-German girls at the teachers’ private Tiki hut. It was late. The bar was closed and the island’s generator had shut down. A torch ... Read more >

Tags: backpacking, fiji, island retreats, strangers and friends, travel writing scholarship 2012