Peter StroudAmerica’s Exceptional HubrisSounds like most of the Americans I’m friends with on social media know what’s up, but who knows, maybe some on your feed could stand to…Jul 16, 2020Jul 16, 2020
Peter StroudThe slow boatWe got on the boat from Koh Rong to Sihanoukville at 9 in the morning. The glut of tourists during the Chinese New Year had filled up all…Feb 12, 2016Feb 12, 2016
Peter StroudDecember 31, 2015Today is the last day of what has been the most tumultuous, stressful and exciting year of my life. A year ago, I was waiting tables in a…Dec 31, 2015Dec 31, 2015
Peter StroudThe Weight Off of My Shoulders, or: Another Reason Not to Go HomeThere was a mass shooting in America today.Dec 3, 20151Dec 3, 20151
Peter StroudHome, sweet homeI have an apartment! Anybody who’s been around me in the past two weeks can imagine how positively stoked I am about this development, as…Oct 18, 2015Oct 18, 2015
Peter StroudEscape from Ho Chi Minh CityIt’s been two weeks, but I finally got myself out of Saigon.Oct 13, 2015Oct 13, 2015
Peter StroudDay 9 in Ho Chi Minh CitySomething bizarre happened to me two days ago. I was riding an elevator in a shopping mall, headphones in, basic grammar for…Oct 5, 2015Oct 5, 2015
Peter StroudDay Three in SaigonOkay. It’s been 3 days, and I haven’t been killed or deported yet, so I’m going to go ahead and call that an unmitigated success.Sep 29, 2015Sep 29, 2015
Peter StroudLeaving the ShireThere’s a scene near the beginning of the first Lord of the Rings movie in which Frodo and Sam are walking through a field, having barely…Sep 24, 20151Sep 24, 20151