Travel

An American in Europe After Brussels

Yesterday, several terrorists bombed the airport and a metro station in Brussels, Belgium. In…

Spring 2016: Days 2–4

The first day of spring might be in March, but we’re still early enough in the year for days to feel more like winter…

Spring 2016: Day 1

Ok, more like day 1+, since the flight — layovers included — took twenty hours and I’m now sitting here typing while having…

Day 90: Home

I arrived back in Utah last night and, for the first time in three months, woke up this morning in my own bed. When my eyes opened, the…

Day 89: 21 Hours of Flight

My travel itinerary for today is Lviv to Kiev, Kiev to Amsterdam, Amsterdam to Minneapolis, and Minneapolis to…

Day 88: Shopping in Lviv

Another relatively early morning as I need to be at the station by 7:50 to take the high speed train up to Lviv…

Day 87: Last Day of Work in Ukraine

This is it. My last day working in Ukraine. I’m not going to lie, today is a depressing day for me. But that’s only because right now my mind is on all of the great experiences I’ve had here. I’m sure that, as I get on the airplane back to the US, I’ll start thinking…

Day 86: Life is Like a Game of Chess

5:00. Why am I getting up this early? It’s still dark out. It’s cold. No one is awake at this…

Day 85: Last Day in Chernivtsi

The first, and most important, thing we did today was sleep in. Sometimes you just need a day to rest and…

Day 79–84: Castles and a Crazy Bullet

Day 79: