Sampling has become a theme of my life for the past week or so. For one, Greg, Laurel, and I decided to do something different at Costco. We flipped a coin and the result was that we tour and eat samples as an appetizer rather than after the hot d...
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It’s always sunny in Pensacola
"I wish I had friends like that," is what most people have said lately. As I blogged a couple weeks ago, Austin and I are in a transition period. While we spent almost five days apart last week and Austin now has his own phone, there is still not ...
there’s no place like home
I was walking around among my kinsman, blending in, and I happened to notice a slight difference between me and the other Nicaraguans: their skin is quite dark, and mine is more of an in-doorsy hue. Well, I thought to myself, maybe the power of th...
in july drinkin horchata
"So, entonces," Keila said reduntantly, "for the next hour we only speak Spanish." Austin and I agreed. Keila and Austin continued to chat as we walked downtown in Tegucigalpa, the myriads of fresco colors slowly blending together beside us. "Jon,...
Jalaca orphanage media
Austin’s home away from home
We walked a long time to get there. The tricked out school bus, complete with rims, speakers blasting that constant Latin beat, and a "propiedad de cristo" sticker traversing the tinted windshield, brought us as far as it could. We walked the leng...
an extra night in tegucigalpa
"Maybe we won't make it to the bus in time," Austin said yesterday afternoon with a grin from the front seat of Keila's van. We were in traffic, and the slower the traffic got, the more excited we got. We like it in Tegucigalpa. Every meal is cook...
en honduras! mi primero dia
I arrived to San Pedro Sula sweaty, something Austin has since told me to get used to. I walked out of the gate, feeling the lightness of my being (I didn't check any bags), as the rest of my flight members fiddled with their heavy suitcases, and ...
campus coffee shop show
Last December I was asked by my good friend, Robert, to play a few songs at our campus coffee shop. Robert is a stellar electric guitar player, but this time he decided to play some mellow acoustic guitar songs. Here are 3 of the songs I played (o...
life at ludicrous speed
My time in China is quickly draining, and my friends here are realizing it. My neighbors tried to book me, Ryan, and Bethany for dinner and the date I had to tell them was Friday, June 18. My meals are quickly being booked up and all the guys I ha...
