• Five nights in Venice for Carnevale, drinking bottles of wine passed back-and-forth as we make our way across this city filled with magic (as much so as my belly is filled with pizza and cappucino), among the costumed crowd emerging… more ›

  • Letter to My Friend Colin: Survived (I seeem to be using this word more and more frequently…) an extremely formal and conservative Christmas in the village of Piaseczno–where I lived 10 years ago the first time I came to Poland.… more ›

  • At a loss as to what to write after ignoring my online writing responsibilities for so long. I have my health. And the people who make me happy here in Warsaw. My research, I feel (and fear), remains a bit… more ›

  • Greetings from a chilly, autumnal Warsaw, where I’ve been living since the end of September. I feel like I haven’t accomplished a single thing since purchasing my ticket to this side of the planet, not for lack of trying. The… more ›

  • Stephen and I watched Wim Wenders’ Until the End of the World over the weekend: it’s my favorite film, and I’ve seen it about ten times already even though I don’t remember when I first saw it. I always like… more ›

  • With this entry, you’ll notice that I’ve returned to the original style of also using the time when I begin writing. I had stopped documenting the times when I was actually employed–already so long ago–so as not to have proof… more ›

  • A month in Prague was a good way to spend my summer vacation, though I’m still not certain it was the best way to spend my scarce monetary resources. I do think I got quite a bit out of the… more ›

  • Two years ago I began this site as an online journal, a record of my inner and outer adventures around the world. Several changes later, it has evolved into this site. I have to admit I’m rather proud of my… more ›

  • It’s been such a long time since I took the time to write on my online journal. Apologies to all who have patiently waited and secretly hoped for some word(s) from me. Spent my early spring break in Montreal with… more ›

  • I more or less successfully survived my first semester back in graduate school. Now I’m trying to recuperate, catch up on sleep and rest, and get over the cold that I’ve been suffering through for the past week-and-a-half. Spent this… more ›