You never forget how to ride a bike. But, you may forget that, after a […]
You Can’t Get There From Here
When the guidebook tells you that the bus station is five blocks south and one […]
Lukang and Lung Disease
Okay, so the bus wasn’t so bad. I had my own little green vinyl-covered EZ […]
A Pause Before Lukang
7:45 am I’d rather be waiting for a train than a bus. Trains have an […]
Sophomore Mistake
10:40 am Okay, so those earlier mistakes of mine were nothing. Nothing compared to the […]
Rookie Mistakes
8:00 am I haven’t even left the country and, on this trip, I’m already two […]
Up and Away
As of Saturday, January 7th, 2006, you can officially consider me a nomad, or, if […]
Upcoming Plans
It’s Wednesday morning. I’m wearing my pajamas and listening to the Constantines. Yesterday, the weather […]
Home Again
I am home. I am jet lagged. It is six in the morning and I […]
Pneumonia, Body and Mind
Two days ago, I was lying on a stretcher in a brightly lit and far-too-cool […]